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Possible Italian Re-Actions to the Present Situation

1 Feb 1940

5. Italian Navy. The Italian fleet, is considered to be an efficient force and the best prepared of the three fighting services and, since personnel for Coast Defences have recently been greatly increased it is assumed that its bases have been put in a state of defence. The First Squadron is at Taranto which is both its normal peace time and its war base. The Second Squadron normally based on Spezia is at present in Southern Sardinia and Sicily, ostensibly for the purpose of carrying out exercises, due to begin on 14th April.
belgium germany international relations italy netherlands neutrality sardinia sicily second world war military intelligence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff frederick beaumont-nesbitt victor cavendish-bentinck axis strategy military strength benito mussolini john godfrey italian foreign policy italian war effort italian armed forces predicting enemy reactions
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Belgium Germany Italy Netherlands Sardinia Sicily
Document Reference
CAB 81/135/16
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/135
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0135.016
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Reactions Neutrality Italian Foreign Policy Axis Strategy Military Strength Italian Armed Forces Italian War Effort
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
5
Persons Discussed
Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey Benito Mussolini
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. February - April 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 6-24. Volume XLV
Themes
International Relations Military Intelligence

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