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Possible Axis Action in the Western Desert. Report by the J.I.C.

1 Aug 1941

The building up and maintenance of supplies in the forward area for operational purposes by this road would require such a large amount or mechanical transport and petrol as to be impracticable. The crux of the situation, therefore, is the ability of the Germans to land these Supplies by sea at the Cyrenaican ports. 5. The time-table set out below presupposes that the Germans are able to bring into the forward area, by the appropriate dates, sufficient M.T. for the distribution of supplies landed at ports in that area.
egypt libya syria tunisia greece germany russia shipping ports crete second world war contingency planning military intelligence military supplies joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff victor cavendish-bentinck geoffrey vickers axis strategy predicting enemy intentions francis davidson assessing enemy strength troop movements john godfrey desert war charles medhurst stephen shoosmith
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Egypt Germany Greece Libya Russia Syria Tunisia
Document Reference
CAB 81/104/22
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/104
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0104.022
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Axis Strategy Desert War Ports Troop Movements Assessing Enemy Strength Military Supplies Shipping
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
12
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson John Godfrey Charles Medhurst Stephen Shoosmith Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. August - October 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 328-405. Volume XIV
Themes
Military Intelligence

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