(c) (d) (e) (f) TOP SECRET and militarily, China will be of little value to the Soviet Union in the short term. In the event of war, bases on the China coast would probably be available to the Soviet Navy and, providing it were possible to arrange for the transportation of adequate supplies, Chinese airfields would be of value to the Russian Air Forces. With the establishment of a Communist Government in China, the Communists will be in a favourable position to further the spread of Communism step by step into South East Asia.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Australia Burma Ceylon China Formosa India Indochina Indonesia Japan Korea Malaya Mongolia North Korea Pakistan Philippines Republic of Korea Russia Siam Singapore Soviet Union Vietnam Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/7/25
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/7
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0007.025
- Keywords
- Chinese Civil War Contingency Planning Foreign Policy Communism Soviet Foreign Policy Politics Political Intelligence Diplomatic Intelligence Predicting Enemy Intentions Security Colonies Empire Assessing Enemy Strength Subversion Fifth Columnists Geographic Intelligence Soviet Satellite States Soviet-chinese Relations Alliances Imperialism Hong Kong Diplomacy Economy Resources Oil Military Strength Chinese Army Chinese Navy Chinese Air Force Imperial Defence Colonial Independence Movements Occupied Japan
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 17
- Persons Discussed
- John Gardiner William Hayter Douglas Packard Lawrence Pendred Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- International Relations Military Intelligence
