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Indications of Russian Preparations for War. Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee

1 Jan 1949

TOP SECRET 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. ANNEX I INDICATIONS OF RUSSIAN PREPARATIONS FOR WAR MILITARY Combined operations training on a large scale. The building of large numbers of landing craft. Development of an organisation for clandestine communication with and fuelling arrangements for submarines at remote points. A speed up in refitting programmes at shipyards. Increased attention to passive defence against air, chemical and biological attack, including :(a) unusual measure of industrial dispersal (b) the construction of underground factories and stores.
pakistan india china afghanistan turkey politics france economy belgium egypt lebanon iraq syria bulgaria hungary poland luxembourg finland greece germany austria czechoslovakia denmark industry international relations israel italy transjordan shipping mines burma netherlands norway propaganda romania sweden soviet union yugoslavia korea cold war mobilisation defence military intelligence coastal defence military exercises military dispositions persia ministry of defence william hayter joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff war preparations lawrence pendred intelligence requirements kenneth strong war materials predicting enemy intentions troop movements douglas packard soviet strategy
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Afghanistan Austria Belgium Bulgaria Burma China Czechoslovakia Denmark Egypt Finland France Germany Greece Hungary India Iraq Israel Italy Korea Lebanon Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Pakistan Persia Poland Romania Soviet Union Sweden Syria Transjordan Turkey Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 158/6/55
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 158/6
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0006.055
Keywords
War Preparations Mobilisation Predicting Enemy Intentions Intelligence Requirements Troop Movements Military Exercises Defence Industry Soviet Strategy Military Dispositions Coastal Defence Shipping War Materials Mines Economy Politics Propaganda
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner William Hayter Douglas Packard Lawrence Pendred Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Chiefs of Staff. Joint Intelligence Committee. Memoranda. Jan. - June 1949. Papers Nos. J.I.C. 1-41 Volume L
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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