It is unlikely that the Spanish Government would allow such a move except under a German military threat and accept an open break with the Allies. They might do so if the Allies had already attacked Spanish Morocco. The Germans would be unlikely to press for permission unless they were in a position at the same time to move substantial forces into Spain to guard the aerodromes in the South and to put the necessary pressure on the Spanish Government. In any event it is unlikely that the Germans would operate aircraft from Spanish Morocco.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Algeria Libya Morocco Sardinia Sicily Spain Syria Tunisia
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/109/67
- Document Types
- Memorandum Correspondence
- File Reference
- CAB 81/109
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0109.067
- Keywords
- Operation Torch Military Operations Operations Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Assessing Enemy Strength Axis Strategy German Strategy German Army German Air Force Troop Movements Military Dispositions Colonies Empire Spanish Neutrality Airfields German-spanish Relations Military Supplies Fuel Invasion Threat Air Warfare Air Power Invasion Of French North Africa
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
- Pages
- 3
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn Dwight Eisenhower
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
