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Possible German Action

1 Feb 1940

(a) The attitude of the Swedish population, which will have an effect upon the availability of skilled labour. (b) The extent to which the Swedes may have succeeded in destroying facilities at the ports. (c) The extent to which the Germans would be prepared to use small ships, uneconomically loaded, in order to make the maximum use of the available quays. We have, however, considered in detail, so far as is possible, the capacity of the ports which Germany would be most likely to use, and we are of the opinion that the figures given in paragraphs 14 to 20 below, are as close an estimate as can be obtained in these circumstances.
france germany shipping railways sweden second world war military intelligence coastal defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff intelligence organization frederick beaumont-nesbitt victor cavendish-bentinck military strength predicting enemy intentions swedish neutrality german strategy john godfrey german airborne troops aerial attacks landing places
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
France Germany Sweden
Document Reference
CAB 81/135/6
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/135
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0135.006
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions German Strategy Military Strength Swedish Neutrality Shipping Coastal Defence Railways Landing Places Aerial Attacks German Airborne Troops
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. February - April 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 6-24. Volume XLV
Themes
Military Intelligence Intelligence Organization

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