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French Resistance in National Territory. Note by Secretary

1 Mar 1943

suggested is being put into effect. Any such policy would bring French industry, agriculture and transport, virtually to a standstill, and would not be in the interests of Germany herself. We do, however, agree that there has been a recent increase in the tempo of deportations from France. While previously the object behind Germany's demand on France for men was to relieve shortage of manpower in Germany's war industry, the present demands seem to be also inspired by the desire, for political and security reasons, to remove from France young Frenchmen who are potentially dangerous.
france germany forced labour second world war military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff intelligence operations underground resistance victor cavendish-bentinck francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers anti-nazi resistance charles de gaulle occupied france francis davidson
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Germany
Document Reference
CAB 81/114/21
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/114
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0114.021
Keywords
Anti-nazi Resistance Occupied France Underground Resistance Forced Labour
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Charles de Gaulle Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. March - May 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 101-200. Volume XXIV
Themes
Intelligence Operations Military Intelligence

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