(iv) There are a number of shipbuilding yards along the south coast. Most of these are being used by the Germans, mainly for repair and construction of merchant shipping. The most important are in OSLO. (v) Practically all Norway's modest engineering industry is centred round OSLO or on the south coast. 3. The area south and east from STAVANGER as defined in your note does not itself contain any economic objectives of much importance. The economic effects of its capture, however can be appreciated only when it is known how far we should subsequently be able to interfere with sea and land transport from other parts of Norway and to attack economic objectives lying between the STAVANGER area and the OSLO fjord and on the fjord itself.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Denmark Finland Germany Greece Holland Netherlands Norway Russia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/109/8
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/109
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0109.008
- Keywords
- Intelligence Requirements Operations Planning Military Operations Resources Nazi-occupied Europe Shipping Ports Economy Military Dispositions German Army Assessing Enemy Strength Transportation Railways Troop Movements Predicting Enemy Intentions Paratroopers German Air Force Air Power Roads
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
