Threat of Attack against British Bases after the Defeat of Germany Report by J.I.C.

Control of Germany 5. Although it may take a considerable time to liquidate Germany's land and air forces it is reasonable to expect that her naval forces will be either surrendered or scuttled immediately on the cessation of hostilities. This disposes of any naval attack from Germany. There remains the slight possibility of air action against the United Kingdom by desporadoes in violation of the armistice, a threat with which this paper is not concerned. 6. Therefore, assuming that Germany is in the process of being disarmed and that a satisfactory system of control is in force, for the purposes of this paper, there can be no threat of attack from this quarter.