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Operations in South East Asia. Report by J.I.C.

1 Aug 1943

(ii) Air. Paragraph 6 (c), delete first subparagraph and substitute:"Of the 250 aircraft in the Burma Siam French Indo China Malaya Sumatra zone 60% to 70% might be concentrated to resist our operations during the period of the assault, namely 150 175 aircraft. Within four to eight days reinforcements of a further 50 aircraft would probably arrive, drawn primarily from the South west Pacific area, giving a total force of 200 225 aircraft in the area of operations. (b) J.I.C.(43) 370 (0) Operations Southward from Northern Burma.
singapore india china germany malaya indochina burma siam second world war contingency planning military dispositions joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff british intelligence organisation intelligence organization victor cavendish-bentinck francis inglis edmund rushbrooke geoffrey vickers edward king-salter operations planning francis davidson assessing enemy strength pacific war allied strategy japanese army
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Burma China Germany India Indochina Malaya Siam Singapore
Document Reference
CAB 81/117/51
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/117
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0117.051
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Operations Planning Pacific War Contingency Planning Assessing Enemy Strength Allied Strategy Military Dispositions Japanese Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
7
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Francis Inglis Edward King-Salter Edmund Rushbrooke Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. August - October 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 351-410. Volume XXVII
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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