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Swedish Reactions under Certain Circumstances. Note by the Secretary

1 Jul 1942

would succumb to German threats. If, however German forces were still heavily engaged on the Russian front and faced with a continuation of the Russian campaign into 1943, Germany would be unlikely to be able to convince Sweden that the threat could or would be implemented and Sweden would persist in her refusal. The Finns would remain impotent spectators of these events. Para. 4 (Initialled) D.C.D. ANNEX 1. May we please have your views on what would be the reactions of Sweden under the following circumstances:(a) A British force succeeds in capturing Petsamo, Kirkenes, Banak and Bardufoss.
finland germany russia international relations sweden second world war contingency planning military operations military intelligence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff denis capel-dunn predicting enemy intentions swedish neutrality german strategy diplomatic intelligence allied strategy swedish armed forces swedish foreign policy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Finland Germany Russia Sweden
Document Reference
CAB 81/109/34
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 81/109
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0109.034
Keywords
Swedish Neutrality Swedish Foreign Policy Contingency Planning Allied Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions German Strategy Diplomatic Intelligence Swedish Armed Forces Military Operations
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. July - August 1942. Papers Numbers. JIC 256-320. Volume XIX
Themes
International Relations Military Intelligence

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