5. During the present lull one of the principal roles of the German Air Force will be to protect convoys to North Africa. For this purpose German Air Forces may be retained in Sicily. 6. There is no evidence of an intended seaborne attack on Palestine or Syria in the near future. The fact that the units of the Italian fleet which have been moved to the Aegean have been given the task of escorting convoys to North Africa tends to discount the possibility of such an atta 7. The Appendix contains an estimate of Rommel's present strength and the probable rate of reinforcement.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Crete Egypt Germany Greece Palestine Sicily Syria
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/109/5
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/109
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0109.005
- Keywords
- Arab World Empire Predicting Enemy Intentions Axis Strategy German Strategy Desert War Strategy Military Objectives German Air Force Convoys Military Supplies Assessing Enemy Strength German Army Military Strength Italian Army Tanks Manpower Artillery Transportation Fuel Food Supplies Italian Air Force Air Power Military Dispositions
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson John Godfrey Francis Inglis Erwin Rommel
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
