would be immediately and drastically threatened. If we were to take the offensive successfully matters internally would quickly quieten down. The internal security position was probably never better than in mid-July, at the end of the Syrian Campaign." 6. A British Security Mission has been appointed but only arrived in the country at the end of August, 1941; this unfortunate delay allowed plenty of time to subversive elements to go to ground. The Mission is chiefly composed of past and present members of the Palestine Police; there is no one to represent the Naval viewpoint, nor indeed any person with a knowledge of the control of Ports or shipping.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Egypt Great Britain Lebanon Palestine Syria Turkey
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/107/29
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 81/107
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0107.029
- Keywords
- Politics Security Free French Anglo-french Relations British Intelligence Organisation Police Diplomatic Officials Suspicious Persons Propaganda
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 6
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Charles de Gaulle
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Organization
