i. The position of army, navy, and air force on the question whether and what subsidiary actions before the general landing are considered practical.
k. Proposal of army and navy on the overall command during the crossing.
A. Hitler
[Initialled]
J [Jodl]
K [Keitel]
Distribution:
Supreme Cmdr of the Army—1st copy.
Supreme Cmdr of the Navy—2nd copy.
Supreme Cmdr of the Air Force—3rd copy.
Armed Forces Command Section [?]—4th copy.
(WFA)
Section L—5th and 7th copy.
TRANSLATION OF DOCUMENT 444-PS
TOP SECRET
The Fuehrer and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces
WFSt/Abt.L(I) No 33 356/40 g.K.Chefs
Only by officer
Directive No. 18
Fuehrer's Headquarters
12 November 40
2F/408
10 copies, 4th copy
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The preparatory measures of Supreme Hq for the prosecution of the war in the near future are to be made along the following lines:—
1. Relations with France. The aim of my policy towards France is to cooperate with this country in the most effective way for the future prosecution of the war against England. For the time being France will have the role of a "non-belligerent power"—she will have to tolerate German military measures on her territory, especially in the African colonies, and to give support, as far as possible, even by using her own means of defense. The most pressing task of the French is the defensive and offensive protection of their French possessions (West and Equatorial Africa) against England and the deGaulle movement. From this initial task France's participation in the war against England can develop fully.
For the time being, the conversations with France resulting from my meeting with Marshal Petain are being carried on—apart from the current work of the armistice commission—entirely by the foreign office [Auswartiges Amt] in cooperation with the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces [OKW].
More detailed directives will follow at the close of these talks.
2. Spain and Portugal. Political steps to bring about an early Spanish entry into the war have been taken. The aim of German intervention in the Iberian peninsula (code name Felix) will be to drive the English out of the Western Mediterranean. For this purpose: