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Summary of Inter-Service Intelligence Prepared up to 4.0 P.M. on 8th September, 1941

20 Feb 1941

that four more barges should be prepared forthwith for the same voyage. These vessels are to be used in carrying military supplies in the area, NAPLES-TRIPOLI-BENGHAZI. 10. It has also been established that the small Spanish coasters which the Germans have purchased in Spain and transferred to Italy are to be used in this traffic. BLOCKADE. 11. As the result of the recent interception and detention of two Spanish ships carrying a total of nearly 6,000 tons of pyrites from HUELVA to BILBAO for German account, Spanish deliveries under contract seem likely to be held up as the shippers are demanding a guarantee, which the Germans are unwilling to give, that demurrage will be paid by the Germans in the event of diversions to Gibraltar.
ukraine libya gibraltar germany russia italy shipping norway transportation spain second world war military intelligence military supplies axis powers operation barbarossa blockades joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff italian army military situation reports troop movements desert war invasion of the soviet union
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Gibraltar Italy Libya Norway Russia Spain Ukraine
Document Reference
CAB 81/142/195
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/142
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0142.195
Keywords
Military Situation Reports Operation Barbarossa Invasion Of The Soviet Union Desert War Troop Movements Italian Army Transportation Military Supplies Axis Powers Shipping Blockades
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
2
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet and Cabinet: Committees and Sub-Committees of the Chiefs of Staff Committee: Minutes and Papers. Summaries of Inter-Service Intelligence Reports - Report Numbers 81-383
Themes
Military Intelligence

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