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Possibility of a Japanese Attack on South Africa Note by the Secretary

1 Oct 1941

ANNEX. MOST SECRET. CIPHER TELEGRAM. 021760. From:No. 203 Military Mission, Pretoria: Desp.1949 24/12/41. Recd.0520 25/12/41. To:The War Office. IMMEDIATE. G/55/3859 Cipher 24/12. 1. I have sent staff officer to Durban to study defence measures in light of recent developments in Pacific. Area Commander there agrees with me that in spite of present distances of Japanese bases the matter needs serious consideration and he has submitted report to Defence H.Q's pointing out inadequacy of existing measures.
madagascar south africa libya second world war contingency planning military intelligence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff intelligence requirements thomas haddon japanese strategy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Libya Madagascar South Africa
Document Reference
CAB 81/105/90
Document Types
Memorandum Correspondence
File Reference
CAB 81/105
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0105.090
Keywords
Intelligence Requirements Contingency Planning Japanese Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Thomas Haddon
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. October - December 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 406-500. Volume XV
Themes
Military Intelligence

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