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Use of Air Photography for Intelligence Purposes

7 Jul 1945

In the case of Spain and Portugal, we should get survey cover on a scale of 1/30,000 from the Americans and it is suggested that the obtaining of cover on a scale of 1/15,000 be deferred except for such amounts as we can arrange for the Americans to take at the same time as they are getting the survey cover. As regards Yugoslavia, M.A.A.F. are not prepared to authorise their aircraft to make regular flights over the country at present. A small amount of cover has been obtained in the course of flying survey cover of Greece but unless strong representations are made by the J.I.C., it is not likely that much more will be done.
turkey france belgium albania portugal luxembourg iceland greece germany russia denmark interpretation ireland italy netherlands norway spain sweden switzerland yugoslavia corsica azores canary islands crete sardinia surveillance sicily second world war intelligence gathering aerial reconnaissance holland persia ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office stewart menzies intelligence reports intelligence requirements intelligence priorities geographic intelligence topographical intelligence photographic reconnaissance
Collection ID
CAB176
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Azores Belgium Canary Islands Corsica Crete Denmark France Germany Greece Holland Iceland Ireland Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Persia Portugal Russia Sardinia Sicily Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 176/7/13
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 176/7
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab176.0007.013
Keywords
Aerial Reconnaissance Photographic Reconnaissance Intelligence Gathering Topographical Intelligence Geographic Intelligence Intelligence Requirements Intelligence Priorities Interpretation Intelligence Reports
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Defence
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Stewart Menzies
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet, Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee, later Committee: Secretariat: Minutes (JIC(SEC)). Secretariat Minutes (1945) 937-1433
Themes
Surveillance

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