APPENDIX A. Part 1. Means of Communication and their Development Merchant Ships 1. The first phase began with the closing of the TransSiberian Railway when Germany attacked Russia. This railway constituted at that time the only substantial means for transporting goods between German Europe and the Far East, and its closure meant that substantial quantities of goods already purchased accumulated at both ends. 2. Plans were made for blockade running by vessels with sufficient cruising range to enable them to reach Europe without refuelling.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Azores Brazil China Dutch East Indies Germany Indochina Italy Japan Madeira Malaya Portugal Russia Spain Switzerland
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/110/59
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 81/110
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0110.059
- Keywords
- Axis Powers Communications German War Effort Japanese War Effort Shipping Aircraft Submarines Wireless Communications Postal Communications Resources Axis Strategy German-japanese Relations Trade Weapons Development Blockades Equipment Food Supplies
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 8
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Charles Medhurst Geoffrey Vickers
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
