(THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT) S E C R E T J.I.C.(43) 333 COPY NO. 33 6TH AUGUST, 1943 WAR CABINET JOINT INTELLIGENCE SUB-COMMITTEE PARTIAL GERMAN WITHDRAWAL FROM THE WEST Note by the Secretary COSSAC have asked for an appreciation in the following terms:In the event of a partial German withdrawal from the west, how long would it take them, while holding the coastline from Den Helder to Le Havre, to withdraw to a defence line based on the Rivers Seine, Saone and Rhone? The Joint Intelligence Staff are invited to draft a reply.