ANNEX TOP SECRET PART E 1950 THE PROBLEM 1. To estimate the strategic intentions and capabilities of the Soviet Union in the event of a war between the Western Powers and the Soviet Union, from now to the and of 1950. OUTBREAK OF WAR. 2. We consider that the Soviet Union will not deliberately declare war between now and the end of 1950 and that a war is unlikely during this period. If, however, the Soviet Union should deliberately provoke war, it would be preceded by a period in which the Russians would have accumulated three months' supplies, re-deployed their forces, and concentrated vehicles in forward areas.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Afghanistan Albania Australia Austria Azores Belgium Bulgaria Burma Canada Canary Islands China Corsica Crete Cyprus Czechoslovakia Denmark Egypt England Finland Formosa France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Hungary Iceland India Indochina Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Japan Jordan Korea Lebanon Libya Luxembourg Netherlands North Korea Northern Ireland Norway Oman Pakistan Palestine Persia Philippines Poland Portugal Romania Russia Saudi Arabia Scotland Siam Sicily South Korea Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America USSR Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/7/32
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/7
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0007.032
- Keywords
- Anglo-american Relations Information Sharing Soviet Foreign Policy Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Military Strength Mobilisation Politics Foreign Policy Alliances Diplomacy Soviet Satellite States Western Bloc Eastern Bloc War Preparations Strategy Morale Propaganda Communism Economy Industry War Materials Transportation Communications Roads Railways Shipping Air Power Naval Strength Resources Soviet Army Soviet Air Force Soviet Navy Technology Secret Weapons Missiles Biological Warfare Chemical Warfare Atomic Warfare
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Communist Information Bureau Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 103
- Persons Discussed
- John Gardiner William Hayter Douglas Packard Percy Sillitoe Josef Stalin Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- International Relations Military Intelligence
