DI. OUTLINE SUBMITTED BY THE MILITARY INTELLIGENCE SECTION 



General Outline 



I. Topography (with map — tracings or photostats) 



a. General description (recency of sources where pertinent) 



b. Main ridges, elevations and physical divisions 



c. Beaches— detailed descriptions 



d. Interior — routes of approach, lagoons, etc. 



e. Flat areas — nature of such ground, hardness of soil, nature plant cover 



f. Vegetation and ground cover 



g. Soils (in terms of passage and transportation) 



II. Ethnography 



a. Linguistic and Ethnic groups 



b. General living conditions 



c. General characteristics — reliability, training, etc. 



d. Attitudes toward United Nations and Axis 



e. Persons or relative numbers speaking English, Dutch, etc. 



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