Premium

20.500.12592/580fw0

Japan's Next Move. Report by the J.I.C.

1 Jan 1942

6. With the fall of Singapore, the operations directed against Burma are likely to be intensified to a degree limited by the amount of air support which can be spared from the attack on Sumatra and Java and by the capacity of the road and rail communications. Only Substitute "Four to six divisions can be maintained overland. Japanese improvements to communications, the use of sea transport, used an. and the fact that the Japanese are fighting light, suggest that up to six divisions should be reckoned with".
singapore japan united states of america guinea burma netherlands second world war military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck geoffrey vickers predicting enemy intentions francis davidson john godfrey japanese strategy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Burma Guinea Japan Netherlands Singapore United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 81/106/49
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/106
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0106.049
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions Japanese Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson John Godfrey Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. January - March 1942. Papers Numbers. JIC 1-75. Volume XVI
Themes
Military Intelligence

Related Topics

All