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Re: Convoy reconnaissance
I would be very surprised if the Germans did not ask their Italian Allies and Spanish friends to keep an eye on British movements in the Med area. I doubt if the Italians would say no to such a request
So even if the Italians were not at war at this time, they surely must have had their own recce planes all over the Med and as long as they stayed over International waters there must have been very little the British could have done about it unless they wanted to declare war on Italy themselves.
Spain was neutral of course, but there is little doubt which side they "favoured". So I am very positive that they also passed on any intelligence the Germans wanted and which they could give away without being caught 'in flagranti'
This together with other intelligence already mention would mean the Germans had a very good control of what happened in the area.
Cheers
Stig
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