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Scale of Air Attack on Merchant Shipping. Note by Sec.

1 Oct 1944

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT The circulation of this paper has been strictly limited. It is issued for the personal use of TOP SECRET Copy No. 14 J.I.C.(44) 516 (0) 30TH DECEMBER, 1944 WAR CABINET JOINT INTELLIGENCE SUB-COMMITTEE SCALE OF AIR ATTACK ON MERCHANT SHIPPING Note by the Secretary The Chiefs of Staff Committee at their meeting+ this morning, considered C.O.S.(44) 1056 (0), Defence of Merchant Shipping by Maritime Royal Artillery. Before coming to any conclusion on the release of Army personnel now employed in the anti-aircraft defence of merchant shipping, they required an estimate of the world wide scale of enemy air attack on British and British controlled merchant shipping.
second world war military intelligence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff intelligence organization intelligence requirements edward king-salter aerial attacks on ships
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
CAB 81/126/68
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/126
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0126.068
Keywords
Intelligence Requirements Aerial Attacks On Ships
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Edward King-Salter
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. October - December 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 451-519. Volume XXXVI
Themes
Intelligence Organization Military Intelligence