Operations from North Italy. Report by J.I.C.

strategical air forces on airfields in the Venetia-Tyrol area, which, as the front advanced, would no longer be required by the Tactical Air Forces. These strategical air forces could then be employed for the development of close range strategic bombing against supremely important areas in South and Southeastern Germany. Accordingly, if the passes through the Julian Alps were threatened, the Germans would have to make reinforcements available in order to avert disaster. We cannot say whence these reinforcements would come.