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ANNEX I.

ATLANTIC ISLANDS CANARIES

TACTICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS OF THE

CAPTURE AND RETENTION OF THE CANARUES.

Revised Report by the Inter-Service Planning Staffs

We have re-examined the problem of capturing the Canary Islands in the light of the changed circumstances since the submission of our original

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plan

.e.:~

(a) The collapse of the French armies and

the possible withdrawal of France from the war.

(b) The probably attitude of the Spanish

Government towards the Allies (vide Enclosure "A") and the latest information we have received of

German activities in the Canaries.

Additions and

We submit our revised report below. amendments to the original draft are underlined. or sidelined,

Object.

2.

Our object would be to deny the facilities of the Canary Islands to the enemy and to secure a suitable harbour for use as a refuelling base for occasional visits of the fleet.

Strategic Points.

3.

The strategic points to be seized and subsequently maintained are:-

Grand Canary

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the harbour at La Luz and the

aerodrome at Gando.

Teneriffe

the harbour at Santa Cruz and

landing ground at Los Rodeos.

* Annex to Paper No. C.0.S.(40)465(J.P.)

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