A N N E X. COPY OF TELEGRAM NO. 16993/1 DATED 18TH JULY, 1942, FROM THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, INDIA, TO THE WAR OFFICE. IMPORTANT. Request J.I.C. views on (A) Probability of Germans achieving complete break through to line of Volga. (B) Date by which they might occupy Baku. (C) Date by which they might be in a position to advance into Persia. In event of situation being such that above dates cannot be calculated do J.I.C. think that rate of advance will still be as given in your telegram 90924 (M.I.8) dated 31/10/41 and do you consider timings in your revise of 3/Inf/Appn/8 of 1/12/41 still hold.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Germany India Iraq Persia Syria Turkey
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/109/26
- Document Types
- Memorandum Correspondence
- File Reference
- CAB 81/109
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0109.026
- Keywords
- German Strategy Military Operations Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Empire Eastern Front Assessing Enemy Strength
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
- Pages
- 2
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
