Axis Strategy in North Africa. Report by J.I.C.

A volume of reports commissioned for the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee (JIC). The JIC was formed of representatives from the intelligence services, the armed services, and the Foreign Office. Its purpose was to assess military, security, and foreign policy requirements and coordinate Britain’s intelligence organisations accordingly. A vast range of international and domestic issues are investigated and analysed in the JIC’s reports. Subjects covered in this file include British strategy in North Africa and the Mediterranean; the Axis withdrawal from Tunisia; the possibility of launching attacks on Italy from Sicily and the possibility of an Italian collapse; censorship of postal communications; Japanese strategy and military strength in South East Asia; Germany's resources situation, including oil supplies; German and Allied attitudes towards Spain and Portugal; German casualty figures; aerial attacks on Italy; wireless and cypher security; beach reconnaissance; German secret weapons; British anti-aircraft defences; and the defence of Britain from naval attacks.