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Japanese Intentions & War Making Capacity Report by the J.I.C.

1 Jul 1945

10. Possible Reinforcement of Japan. The Japanese appreciate that invasion of Japan may begin in July and they are continuing to create new divisions as quickly as possible in the Islands of Japan. The only sources, however, of immediate reinforcement for the Japanese Islands by trained and equipped troops are the Japanese armies in Korea, Manchuria and China; as the Allied blockade of Japan develops and as the Japanese fear Allied landings on the China coast, the only route by which these reinforcements can reach Japan is by way of Southern Manchuria and Korea.
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Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Burma China Formosa Germany Indochina Japan Korea Malaya Netherlands Philippines Russia Siam Singapore United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 81/130/6
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/130
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0130.006
Keywords
Pacific War Japanese Strategy Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Strategy Effects Of Bombing Air Raids Peace Proposals Threat Of War With The Ussr Invasion Threat Blockades Industry Bombing Economy Weapons Production Resources Oil Shipping Food Supplies Japanese Army Armaments War Materials Soviet-japanese Relations Defence Invasion Preparations Military Strength Japanese Air Force Air Power Naval Strength Japanese Navy Collapse Of Nazi Germany Railways Roads Communications Aircraft Empire Troop Movements Japanese Withdrawal Suicide Attacks Equipment Warships Submarines Operations Planning
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
19
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Inglis Edmund Rushbrooke John Sinclair
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. July - September 1945. Papers Numbers. JIC 216-280. Volume XL
Themes
Military Intelligence

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