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Enemy Intentions - Turkey. Report by the JIC.

1 Mar 1942

APPENDIX 'A'. CONSTRUCTION OF INVASION CRAFT IN BALKAN AREA. (Report dated 11.2.42. and graded generally B.2.) 1. Work has been proceeding on the following:(a) Building of concrete barges. (b) Assembly of Siebel ferries. (c) Building of caiques. (d) Requisitioning of caiques throughout Greece and the Aegean. (e) Building of rafts. (f) Requisitioning of rubber boats. 2. Activity has taken place as follows:At CONSTANZA: Siebel ferries probably 20 or 30 have been assembled in this port. At RENI: Assembly of a number of Siebel ferries.
ukraine turkey albania bulgaria greece germany russia international relations italy transportation romania yugoslavia oil economic intelligence crete sicily second world war military intelligence naval operations airfields military dispositions joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck geoffrey vickers axis strategy turkish neutrality predicting enemy intentions invasion preparations john godfrey charles medhurst
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Bulgaria Crete Germany Greece Italy Romania Russia Sicily Turkey Ukraine Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 81/107/78
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/107
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0107.078
Keywords
Turkish Neutrality Axis Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Oil Naval Operations Military Dispositions Transportation Airfields Economic Intelligence Invasion Preparations
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey Charles Medhurst Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. March - April 1942. Papers Numbers. JIC 76-155. Volume XVII
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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