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Effect of France Entering the Waron the Side of the Axis. Note by the Secretary

1 Apr 1942

5. In the former event (coercion by Germany applied to a puppet Government) offensive military action by the French would be negligible, since such army and police forces as could be relied upon to support the action of the puppet Government would be almost wholly required for internal security purposes. The Navy and Air Force might conceivably carry out operations of a limited local character indicated in the Annex. 6. In the event of hostilities resulting from Allied action against French North Africa or Occupied.
sierra leone gambia nigeria morocco france economy algeria malta gibraltar tunisia united states of america germany russia colonies gold coast international relations neutrality prisoners of war great britain second world war french navy french army joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff nazi-occupied europe victor cavendish-bentinck francis inglis geoffrey vickers vichy regime french west africa french equatorial africa military strength thomas haddon john godfrey french air force
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Algeria France French Equatorial Africa French West Africa Gambia Germany Gibraltar Gold Coast Great Britain Malta Morocco Nigeria Russia Sierra Leone Tunisia United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 81/108/57
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 81/108
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0108.057
Keywords
Vichy Regime Neutrality Nazi-occupied Europe French Army French Navy French Air Force Military Strength Colonies Economy Prisoners Of War
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey Thomas Haddon Francis Inglis Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. April - July 1942. Papers Numbers. JIC 156-255. Volume XVIII
Themes
International Relations

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