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Value of Communications from the Ruhr Note by Sec.

1 Jan 1945

IMMEDIATE SECRET THE SECRETARY, J.I.C. I suggest that the J.I.C. should prepare as a matter of urgency a short appreciation of the importance of interrupting communications between the Ruhr and the rest of Germany. Since the loss of Silesia, the whole of the Reich has been virtually dependent on Ruhr coal. Intelligence shows that even before this loss took place coal shortage was imposing a more serious limitation on the German war effort than had been appreciated. I refer in particular to the evidence of shortage of bunkers and locomotive coal even for purposes of the highest priority.
germany strategy resources communications transportation railways oil second world war bombing military intelligence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff intelligence reports military shortages intelligence requirements geoffrey vickers edward king-salter military strength communications disruption assessing enemy strength allied strategy
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany
Document Reference
CAB 81/127/52
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/127
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0127.052
Keywords
Communications Communications Disruption Intelligence Reports Intelligence Requirements Allied Strategy Resources Railways Oil Bombing Transportation Assessing Enemy Strength Military Strength Strategy Military Shortages
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Edward King-Salter Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. January - February 1945. Papers Numbers. JIC 1-75. Volume XXXVII
Themes
Military Intelligence

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