Scale of Reinforcement of Sumatra and Malaya. Note by Secretary

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Scale of Reinforcement of Sumatra and Malaya. Note by Secretary

1 Jan 1943

2. Can you estimate for us the strength and possible scale of reinforcement, of the Japanese land and air forces in SUMATRA and MALAYA, that would oppose an operation against that area in February-March, 1945, assuming that:(a) BURMA was recaptured in the period November 1943 April 1944. (b) BURMA was recaptured in the period November 1943 January 1945. (Signed) W. PEARCE HARVEY W/Cmdr. for F.P.S. -2-.
china japan guinea germany russia malaya burma siam second world war contingency planning military intelligence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff denis capel-dunn axis strategy troop movements japanese strategy predicting enemy reactions
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Burma China Germany Guinea Japan Malaya Russia Siam
Document Reference
CAB 81/113/72
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/113
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0113.072
Keywords
Japanese Strategy Troop Movements Contingency Planning Axis Strategy Predicting Enemy Reactions
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. January - March 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 1-100. Volume XXIII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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