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Future Planning Section Requirement. Note by the Secretary

1 Apr 1942

-212. 11. 9. 10. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. What will be the estimated morale of the Services if no spectacular events have occurred between now and then, other than Russia being driven back and another success by the United States such as Coral Sea. Submarine sinkings believed to be still heavy but slight improvements From the point of view of "will to resist our landings" are any areas more favourable to us others? than To what extent is it desirable that the initial attack should be done by Americans? If only one area is attacked to begin with, and the attack meets with rapid success, what are the prospects of any resistance in other planes? What are probable Italian and German reactions, before and after the arrival of the expedition? What percentage of harbour space in each of the is likely to be occupied by ships loading or unloading? ports What is the capacity of the railway available for military purposes, assuming that the French work it for us willingly? Can the railway be put out of action for a long time by demolitions.
morocco france algeria malta tunisia united states of america russia colonies second world war invasion intelligence gathering joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff intelligence organization denis capel-dunn intelligence requirements vichy regime operations planning
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Algeria France Malta Morocco Russia Tunisia United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 81/108/89
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/108
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0108.089
Keywords
Intelligence Requirements Operations Planning Vichy Regime Colonies Invasion Intelligence Gathering
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Denis Capel-Dunn
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. April - July 1942. Papers Numbers. JIC 156-255. Volume XVIII
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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