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War against Japan - Scales of Opposition 1945 – 1946. (Reply to Fender 23) Note by the Sec.

1 Jun 1944

SECRET CYPHER TELEGRAM DESPATCHED BY TELEKRYPTON OZ 3131 TOO 142330Z TOD 150125Z IMPORTANT From:A.M.S.S.O. To:Britman Washington FEUDAL 30 14th. June, 1944. Your FENDER 23. Para 1. (a) Conclusion. Please refer to Appendix A of J.I.C.(44) 186 (0). We cannot agree Japan now intends use battle fleet in resisting any further Allied effort penetrate line Kuriles Bonins Marianas Palau Vogelkop. (b) Discussion. Suggest deletion of "carriers" from first sentence, since, if local air superiority has been gained, land-based torpedo-bombers could operate more satisfactorily than carrier-borne planes.
philippines japan malaya second world war formosa military intelligence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff geoffrey vickers edward king-salter predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength japanese navy pacific war japanese strategy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Formosa Japan Malaya Philippines
Document Reference
CAB 81/123/31
Document Types
Correspondence Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/123
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0123.031
Keywords
Pacific War Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Japanese Strategy Japanese Navy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Edward King-Salter Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. June - July 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 226-300. Volume XXXIII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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