Treatment of Enemy Diplomatic and Consular Offices Report by J.I.C.

PART II ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES Advantages (a) We have first hand evidence from the search of the German consulates at Naples and Bari that valuable information is likely to be obtained. It is on these grounds that General Wilson justifies his request for a reversal of the present policy.+ (b) Much information obtainal from the enemy consulates in Italy related to the enemy economic position and war potential. At this stage of the war this is not likely, however, in the opinion of the Ministry of Economic Warfare to make any important difference to the conduct of the war generally or of operations against the enemy's economy.