5. Information either has or has not a bearing on the matters specified in paragraph 4 and which we wish to deny to foreign powers. Our subsequent proposals for with-holding information have been restricted to include only the minimum of information which we consider it essential to with-hold. 6. We realise, however, that the decision as to how for it is proper or desirable to withhold details of our forces from the public, depends on other than purely military factors, and that it is outside our province to endeavour to assess the extent to which they offset the requirements of security.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- England France Italy Jordan Palestine Soviet Union United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/3/35
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- CAB 158/3
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0003.035
- Keywords
- Publications Release Of Information Security Secrecy Manpower Military Dispositions Military Strength Naval Strength Air Power British Army Royal Air Force Royal Navy German Intelligence Services Captured Documents Military Organisation
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 20
- Persons Discussed
- Paul Gleadell William Hayter Guy Liddell Douglas Packard Lawrence Pendred
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare
