Somogy megye múltjából - Levéltári évkönyv 16. (Kaposvár, 1985)

Karsai Elek: Magyarország bombázása a második világháborúban

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MOST-SECRET (.) Following fór FOREIGN OFFICE arid CHIEFS OF . STAFF ,,(R) General EISENHOWER- from MIDDLE EAST DEFENCE COMMITTEE (. OKS (.) .At request of .SOS Tie have recently considered desirability of air attach cn BUDAPEST (.) We feel there may well(be targets of greater importance and. effect to be engaged"in Central and S.E. Europe by bomber forces operating from"^ . .

Mediterranean area (.) 'Subject to your Judgment of this -factor (,) however (,) we recommend bombing of EUBAPEST for ..reasons which follow (. ). y

TWO (. ) FIRST (,) .Recently HUNGARIAN troops crossed frontier-., at-.BABOS and-for first time in.this war entered -YUGOSLAV territory ’and seized VIROVITICHA.from YUGLOSLAV PARTISANS (.) - ; . There* is *N0-. political'excuse such, as minority question or • •

frontier dispute for- this action (.)

THREE- ’(.) VIROVXTICHA "lies astride Junction of important- (. KOPRIVN ICA - OSUEK‘-main line (,) alternative to main ZAGREB, -r "BELGRADE line‘ (,) with one of. the'main lines south from HUNGARY-;

which crosses river DRaVA at BARCS (.) Town was recently y ./•captured by.;PASTISaNS from mixed,GEPliAN'and .BSTASHI garrison (.-) .-PARTISANS destroyed;what communications theyycouTÜ but bad . . -•weather prevented adequate supply of explosive^ (••-) • .

FOUR (. ) We thiik vHÜNGMiAH action may have beertinstiguted yf • by GERMANS to ,relieve pressure on main EnGKEB - BELGRADS line . and free GERMAN troops from SLAVONIA area to move south and .-..in their túrn.: rel-Ieve'acute pressure. on .GERMAN formations in :• SARAJEVO area (.-) This latter move confirmed by BLOs with .. \J