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Threat of Attack against British Bases after the Defeat of Germany Note by Sec.

1 Jul 1944

Control of Germany 5. Although it may take a considerable time to liquidate Germany's land and air forces it is reasonable to expect that her naval forces will be either surrendered or scuttled immediately on the cessation of hostilities. This disposes of any naval attack from Germany. There remains the slight possibility of air action against the United Kingdom by desporadoes in violation of the armistice, a threat with which this paper is not concerned. 6. Therefore, assuming that Germany is in the process of being disarmed and that a satisfactory system of control is in force, for the purposes of this paper, there can be no threat of attack from this quarter.
argentina south africa united kingdom france bermuda iran japan germany military bases second world war contingency planning defence military intelligence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff post-war planning intelligence requirements edward king-salter predicting enemy intentions post-hostilities planning staff post-hostilities planning
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Argentina Bermuda France Germany Iran Japan South Africa United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 81/124/6
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/124
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0124.006
Keywords
Intelligence Requirements Defence Military Bases Contingency Planning Post-war Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Staff Post-Hostilities Planning Post-Hostilities Planning Staff
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Edward King-Salter
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. July - August 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 301-375. Volume XXXIV
Themes
Military Intelligence

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