ANNEX 2nd September, 1944. Reference your minute of the 30th August on J.I.C.(44) 370 (Final) enclosing a copy of a Note* approved by the Admiralty regarding seaborne attacks on the U.K. coast and parts. In putting forward the recommendations to the Chiefs of Staff on the reduction of coast defences of the U.K., the Defence of Bases Committee will be faced with the conflicting claims of maximum manpower economy and reasonable security of shipping in U.K. ports during the "last lap" of the war with Germany.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- England France Germany Netherlands United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/124/72
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/124
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0124.072
- Keywords
- Defence Contingency Planning German Airborne Troops Predicting Enemy Intentions Commando Raids
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
- Pages
- 5
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Edward King-Salter Edmund Rushbrooke John Sinclair
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- British Domestic Security Military Intelligence
