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Report on Visit to S. Italy by Mr. E.A. Berthoud, Ministry of Fuel and Power. Note by Secretary

1 Oct 1943

armoured cars from diesel engines to petrol engines, as this step must have thrown some strain on equipment production. Although less precise than his information on the purely Italian oil situation, the Admiral's firsthand comments on the preoccupations caused to Germany by oil shortages are also of particular interest. The statement that the German fleet in the North Sea has also suffered seriously from a shortage of fuel oil is worthy of particular note. 3. This third paper covers "General Comments".
iraq albania greece germany russia resources industry italy norway romania sweden switzerland oil surveillance sicily second world war adolf hitler intelligence gathering joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff scientific experts ministry of economic warfare hermann göring benito mussolini german-italian relations invasion of italy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Germany Greece Iraq Italy Norway Romania Russia Sicily Sweden Switzerland
Document Reference
CAB 81/118/59
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/118
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0118.059
Keywords
Intelligence Gathering Scientific Experts Invasion Of Italy Oil Resources German-italian Relations Industry
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Economic Warfare
Pages
30
Persons Discussed
Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. October - November 1943. Papers Numbers. JIC 411-470. Volume XXVIII
Themes
Surveillance

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