An Axis Attack on Iraq and Syria Through Turkey. Report by the J.I.C. - Secret Intelligence Files

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Document Title	An Axis Attack on Iraq and Syria Through Turkey. Report by the J.I.C.
Reference	CAB 81/109
Document Date	29 July 1942
Conflicts	Second World War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions	Africa, Europe, Mediterranean, Middle East
Countries	Bulgaria, Crete, Cyprus, Germany, Greece, Iraq, Palestine, Persia, Russia, Syria, Turkey
Document Type	Memoranda, Reports
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	Denis Capel-Dunn, Victor Cavendish-Bentinck, Francis Davidson, John Godfrey, Charles Medhurst, Geoffrey Vickers

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