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Notes to Pages 155-165
AfricaTheatre of War, Jan 30,1943,” LC,
Spaatz Papers, box 121; Barr Report, p.
13.
226. “Visit to 97th Bomb Group, Mar
22, 1943,” in Barr Report.
227. Rprt, HQ NAAF A-2, “U.S. Navy
Combat Intelligence Officers . . . May
1943, Jun 9, 1943,” 612.608.
228. Barr Report, p. 6.
1943, LC, Spaatz Papers, box 11 1.
202. Hansel1 intvw, Jan 21, 1987.
203. Rprt, COG, “Economic Targets
Within the Western Axis.”
204. Webster and Frankland, vol 1,
Preparation, p. 2 17.
205. Special Rprt No. 3, EOU, Jan 5,
1943, 118.1511.
206. “Feasibility of Air Attack on European
Axis Transport,” Jan 21, 1943, 229. Rprt, HQ NAAF A-2, “U.S. Navy
118.04-4.
Combat Intelligence Officers,” p. 3.
207. Sir Charles Webster and Noble 230. NAAF, Weekly Intelligence Report
Frankland, The Strategic Air Offensive File, 620.607.
Against Germany, 1939-1945, vol 2, 231. NAAF, Weekly Intelligence Re-
Endeavour (London, 1961), p. 220. port, Apr 12, 1943.
208. CCS 166/1/D, cited in Craven and 232. Barr Report, p. 8.
Cate, vol2, TORCH to POINTBLANK p. 305. 233. Msg, to C/Ss, Jan 6, 1943, LC,
209. Rprt, AS/G2, “An Estimate of Spaatz Papers, box 10.
Possible Axis Moves into North and 234. Minutes, Air Comdrs Conf, Mar
North-west Africa,” Dec 24, 1941, 17, 1943, LC, Spaatz Papers, box 10.
119.04-2.5; memo, for ACE, WPD, subj: 235. Ibid., Feb 19, 1943.
C.P.S. 2/2-SuperGymnast, G2/I, Feb 14, 236. Hinsley, British Intelligence in the
1942, 119.04-2.5.
Second World War, vol2, pp. 742-743.
210. FO 1, Oct 15, 1942, annex 2, 237. Humphreys, “Use of ‘U,”’ SRH-
650.327-5.
037, p. 25. See also John F. Kreis, Air
21 1. Hinsley, British Intelligence in the Wa~are and Air Base Air Defense, 1914-
Second World War, vol2, p. 465. 1973 (Washington, D.C., 1988), pp. 160-
212. Ibid., pp. 474-475.
169 for a discussion of Allied air defense
213. Humphreys, “Use of ‘U,”’ SRH- problems.
037.
238. Rprt, Sq Mr D. J. Wiseman, CIO,
214. FO 1, Oct 15,1942, annex 2. NATAF, “Wireless Intelligence,” May 13,
215. Hinsiey, British Intelligence in the 1943,614.430-2; Barr Report.
Second World War, vol2, p. 487.
239. NAAF, Weekly Intelligence Sum-
216. Ibid., p. 489.
mary, Mar 30, 1943,650.607.
217. Ibid., pp. 487,491.
240. Ibid.
218. Craven and Cate, vol2, TORCH to 241. Humphreys, “Use of ‘U,”’ SRH-
POINTBUNK, p. 88.
037, p. 27.
219. Ibid., pp. 162-163.
242. Haines Report, pp. 21-22; Hum-
220. Humphreys, “Use of ‘U,”’ SRH- phreys, “Use of ‘U,”’ SRH-037, p. 25.
037, p. 28; Craven and Cate, vol2, TORCH 243. Hinsley, British Intelligence in the
to POINTBLANK, pp. 120-121.
Second World War, vol 2, pp. 575-576;
221. Diary entry, Thurs, Feb 18, 1943, Humphreys, “Use of ‘U,”’ SRH-037, pp.
LC, Spaatz Diary, box 10.
26-27.
222. Humphreys, “Use of ‘U,”’ SRH- 244. Humphreys, “Use of ‘U,”’ SRH-
037, p. 28.
037, p. 26.
223. Lt Col P. M. Barr, Ofc AC/AS, 245. Ibid., p. 20. For an example of the
Intelligence, HQ AAF, “Survey of Air lengths to which commanders resorted to
Intelligence in North West African The- conceal ULTRA, see Hugh P. Lloyd,
ater, February 12-April 13,1943”oereaf- Briefed to Attack: Malta’s Part in African
ter Barr Report), 142.0471-2.
Victory (London, 1949). Lloyd spent al-
224. Barr Report, p. 12.
most eighteen months as the air comman-
225. Rprt, Maj Earl Smith, VIII Ftr der on Malta when he directed a continu-
Comd, “Combat Intelligence in North ing antishipping campaign against Axis
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