Fourth. Appreciation of enemy air threat remains as stated in D.I.O. (42) 119 dated September 1942 as follows:(a) In the event of a German invasion of Turkey 150 long-range bombers operating by night from Central and Eastern Anatolia and giving a maximum scale of 50-60 sorties, or a sustained scale of 25-30 sorties. (b) In the event of a German invasion of Caucasia extending to Northern Persia and Northern Iraq 200 long-range bombers operating by night from Northern Persia and Northern Iraq, and giving a maximum scale of 60-70 sorties or a sustained scale of 30-40 sorties.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Iraq Persia Turkey
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/112/31
- Document Types
- Memorandum Correspondence
- File Reference
- CAB 81/112
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0112.031
- Keywords
- Contingency Planning Red Army Counter-attacks
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff
- Pages
- 2
- Persons Discussed
- Denis Capel-Dunn
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
