or counter Allied action, they would have to employ such forces
 
as they could muster at the time. Tinning would similarly depend
 
on the state of affairs then existing.
 
(ii) Through ~Icrth African vorts ~,~ainst Egypt from
 
west, possibly in conjunction with an attack t~hrough Turkey. Land
 
force required- 7 divisions made up say as follows:- 2 Gorman
 
armourod divisions, 1 Gorman motorized division, 1 Italian armouro
 
division, 1 Italian motorized division, 2 Italian infantry divisions.
 
Asstuning of Axis forces now in Libya,' oqL~ivd!cnt of 1
 
armourod, 1 motorized and 2 infantry division w'il'l still be in
 
area. ' T~oso arc included in above. Air Force required - the
 
force set out in sub paragraph (B) above would cover this
 
operation. Earliest date by which force in TRIPOLITANA could be
 
reinforced ilot us~no Tunisian ports - 5 months from date of
 
embarkation. Using Tunisian ports - 1~ months from date of
 
cmbarkat ion.
 
14.
 
                                                  C ~ ~. DAR,
Above, putting into terms of ~-"                                   and assturning lSth
 
February as earliest date on which substantial .o~c~- can be with-
 
dravaa from Russia, gives earliest date for stage referred to above
 
ms follows'-
 
              (a) 1. Earliost dato of concontration on thc south
 
Russian sector 1st ~Ta~,
 
2. Fall of Restoy 15th Iiay.
 
3 Occupation of ~?~                        ~ ....
 z                          ~IKOP-Tu~PSE area !Sth June to SOt,
 
4. Dccupation of GROZI~I area 15th July.
 
5. Occupation of BATL~.i - E~lt~T area, dependent on
 
degree of resistance in Caucasia.
 
(b) 1. Concentration on the Turkish frontier let t{ay.
 
2. Earliest date on which forces could reach the
 
Syrian frontier- Turkey acquiescent - early August, Turkey
 
resisting - inca/culab!o.
 
(c) Concentration of forces for invasion of U.K.
 
15th iday to 15th Juno.
 
DECLASSIFIED
JCS m,-a. mo, 1-4-7~
By ram, Dat~ FEEl I 9 1974
 
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