An attack in the Murmansk region in the North would mean long and exposed lines of communication by sea and would require a volume of Shipping which could hardly be pro-Same shipping problem TE yided in sufficient, quantities, This to an attack din any part of thë coast opposite the British Isles. It seems more likely that attacks in the North must be confined to the type of expedition which has already twit. been sycee! ly carried out in Norwegian islands, when loyal inhabitdustrial plant that can be used against ants have been evacuated and i
Britain and her allies has been effete tively destroyed without any loss of men on material.
The Mediterranean are "looks a perhaps more attractive field for a major British attack and there ate many signs of activity in that region. The clearing of all Axis troops froth Northern Africa is a necessary prè- liminary fo am attack on Taly. the weakest side of the Axis partnership, though the heat in the desert would be a serious deterrent to any large campaign before November. A maier British offensive against the Continent of Europe seems more likely. however. to come later on end if every piece of war material and every working hour are to be most effectively put to use, the RAF bombing raids im ever increasing strength, scope and freonenev. Are probably the best way of using the present situation.
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