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French and Belgain Reactions to Bombing of Railway Targets. Report by J.I.C.

1 Feb 1944

(b) It would help if targets in densely populated areas, where casualties are likely to be highest, could be kept to the end of the programme, to be dealt with shortly before D-day. If it were possible to arrange for these targets to be attacked simultaneously, it might be possible to organise a general strike which would reduce the risk to loyal rail personnel. Attacks on railway targets in the inner Paris zone present a special problem. When such targets are attacked declaration should be made by the French Committee of National Liberation assuring the population of the necessity for them.
france belgium russia international relations public opinion railways second world war casualties military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff effects of bombing victor cavendish-bentinck geoffrey vickers occupied france anglo-french relations
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Belgium France Russia
Document Reference
CAB 81/121/67
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/121
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0121.067
Keywords
Effects Of Bombing Anglo-french Relations Occupied France Public Opinion Casualties Railways
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. February - April 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 71-150. Volume XXXI
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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