TOP SECRET 6. The chief danger to Austria in the period following evecuation would appear to lie not in physical invasion by foreign armed forces but rather in political submersion by Communist ideals from the North, East and South. In the past, Communism in Austria has made no headway and would not do so in the future without external assistance. The Austrians have, however, on their own. little power of resistance and should they find themselves unsupported by the West, might easily accecpt rather then resist Eastern influences.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Austria Austria-Hungary Austro-Hungarian Empire Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Germany Hungary Italy Poland Romania Russia Soviet Union United States of America Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/7/39
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/7
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0007.039
- Keywords
- Occupied Austria Military Intelligence Military Operations Military Organisation Military Bases Iron Curtain Soviet Satellite States Communism Ideology Subversion Alliances Western Bloc Eastern Bloc Diplomacy Economy Strategy Diplomatic Intelligence
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 11
- Persons Discussed
- William Hayter Douglas Packard Josef Stalin Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
