Murray considered it very unlikely that an attack would occur anywhere other than in the northern sector and therefore was prepared to reduce the troops in Nos 1 and 2 Sectors to a minimum.
Murray anså det for højest usandsynligt at et angrib kunne finde sted andre steder end i den nordlige sektor og var derfor parat til at reducere antallet af tropper i No. 1 og 2 sektor til et minimum.