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Effect of Italy's Withdrawal from the War on the Western Axis Oil Position. Note by Secretary. U.S.J.I.C.139/1)

1 Oct 1943

southern and north-central Italy. The threat to these enemy objectives accessible from more northerly bases than Foggia may already be materialising with the United Nations occupation of Corsica. If Bastia is feasible as a base for long-range bombers, this permits a choice of targets not materially different from those available to planes based at Leghorn. In any case, Bastia may have significance as a refuelling point to extend the radius of bombers based farther south. So far as the oil indust.
france albania bulgaria hungary greece germany united nations russia austria czechoslovakia italy military bases romania yugoslavia oil fuel corsica england surveillance second world war military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff german war effort collapse of fascist italy military objectives aerial attacks
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Austria Bulgaria Corsica Czechoslovakia England France Germany Greece Hungary Italy Romania Russia Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 81/118/42
Document Types
Report Map
File Reference
CAB 81/118
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0118.042
Keywords
Oil Collapse Of Fascist Italy German War Effort Military Bases Aerial Attacks Fuel Military Objectives
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee United Nations
Pages
11
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. October - November 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 411-470. Volume XXVIII
Themes
Surveillance Military Intelligence

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