Caribbean forces prepared for action against Martinique according to the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary dated 23 December 1941

An item referred to COM 10 reporting that the navy and Caribbean air force observed the situation at Martinique. Two destroyers were present off Fort de France with naval patrol planes and the Caribbean Bomber Command standby at Antigua, St. Lucia and Trinidad. The J.I.C. commented that the Caribbean forces were ready for action despite the agreement with admiral Robert.(1)

Note

1. Georges Achille Marie Joseph Robert (31 January 1875 Courseulles-2 March 1965 Paris), High Commissary to Martinique, Guadeloupe and French Guiana 1939-1943.

Source

Map Room Papers (Roosevelt Administration), 1942 - 1945. U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee. Daily summary No. 13 dated 23 December 1941.