6. Situation if the French acquiesced. The Germans would merely occupy the necessary strategic points, which could be done before we could take any effective counter-action, although they might subsequently be faced with considerable administrative and supply problems. 7. Situation if the French resisted. In the case the Germans could not occupy French North Africa, either by land from Libya or by a combined operation across the Mediterranean, before we or the Americans could, at French invitation, forestall them on the Atlantic seaboard.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Algeria Balearic Islands France Germany Gibraltar Italy Libya Madagascar Morocco Russia Sardinia Sicily Spain Tunisia Vichy France
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/104/43
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/104
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0104.043
- Keywords
- Predicting Enemy Intentions Axis Strategy Vichy Regime Anti-nazi Resistance Public Opinion Contingency Planning Spanish Neutrality French Armed Forces Colonies Troop Movements
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 13
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson John Godfrey Charles Medhurst Phillipe Pétain Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
