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Examination of the Existing Policy of Publishing British Casualties and Manpower Figures Based on the Advantages We Would Expect to Gain If the Enemy Published Similar Statistics. Note by J.I.C

1 Oct 1942

(g) Details of numbers in classes called up for service, of discharges, and of the number of women in the services would give a useful guide to the manpower situation on which higher strategy must largely be based. It should be noted that the Axis publish no statistics of this nature but the slight indications which reach us from time to time through Intelligence channels are of great value in helping to assess their war potential. 3. Recommendations. This question of the publication of casualties ought not to be treated as a separate security issue.
india united kingdom libya syria united states of america censorship new zealand propaganda psychological warfare second world war casualties military intelligence secrecy intelligence gathering joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck francis inglis geoffrey vickers release of information german casualties
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
India Libya New Zealand Syria United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 81/111/7
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/111
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0111.007
Keywords
Release Of Information Casualties Secrecy Intelligence Gathering German Casualties
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. October - November 1942. Papers Numbers. JIC 407-460. Volume XXI
Themes
Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare Military Intelligence

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