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Resistance in Occupied Europe. Note by Secretary

1 May 1943

-2Nish, and his underground organisation appears to have improved. The necessary pre-conditions for increased resistance are now believed to exist. There is, however, no unified resistance against the Axis by the Serb, Croat and Slovene forces. It appears that Mihailovic intends to undertake-no major sabotage work in advance of Allied operations in the Balkans and that his policy is to preserve his strength so far as possible in order to be in a position to occupy at least Serbia when liberation takes place, and in the meanwhile to use his forces if necessary for the elimination of the so-called Communist Partisans.
serbia greece terrorism censorship guerrilla warfare netherlands propaganda psychological warfare second world war liaison political dissent partisans food supplies military intelligence morale military organisation holland joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff intelligence reports nazi-occupied europe underground resistance political warfare executive denis capel-dunn greek armed forces francis inglis political warfare yugoslav armed forces threat of civil war
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Greece Holland Netherlands Serbia
Document Reference
CAB 81/115/30
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 81/115
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0115.030
Keywords
Underground Resistance Partisans Nazi-occupied Europe Political Warfare Political Dissent Intelligence Reports Morale Terrorism Military Organisation Threat Of Civil War Yugoslav Armed Forces Guerrilla Warfare Liaison Greek Armed Forces Food Supplies
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff Political Warfare Executive
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Denis Capel-Dunn Francis Inglis
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. May - July 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 201-285. Volume XXV
Themes
Military Intelligence Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare

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