Security of Meteorological Information in War and Peace. Report by the Joint Intelligent Committee

A volume of reports commissioned for the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC). The JIC was formed of representatives from the intelligence services, the armed services, and the Foreign Office. Its purpose was to assess military, security, and foreign policy requirements and coordinate Britain's intelligence organisations accordingly. A vast range of international and domestic issues are investigated and analysed in the JIC's reports. Subjects covered in this file include the military and technological capabilities of the Soviet Union and its satellites; the threat of military action by the Soviet Union against Yugoslavia; the threat posed by Chinese communists to Hong Kong and Taiwan; the organisation of British scientific and technical intelligence; priorities for British intelligence collection and organisation in East Asia; and information sharing and cooperation with the United States of America and between NATO powers.