ANNEXI TOP SECRET JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE APPRECIATION NO. 5/1949 (2) FINAL STRATEGIC IMPLICATIONS OF THE SPREAD OF COMMUNISM IN CHINA AND ITS EFFECT ON SOUTH EAST ASIA INTRODUCTION As requested by minute dated 16th May, 1949, we have prepared for the information of the Joint Planning Committee an Appreciation on the above subject. OBJECT TO DETERMINE THE MOST LIKELY EMPLOYMENT OF TWO-SOVIET FORCES IN SOUTH EAST ASIA IN THE EVENT OF WAR. ASSUMPTIONS The whole of China is under Communist control.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Australia Burma Cambodia Canada China Formosa Germany India Indochina Indonesia Japan Korea Laos Malaya Netherlands Philippines Russia Siam Singapore Soviet Union Thailand United Kingdom United States of America Vietnam
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/8/28
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/8
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0008.028
- Keywords
- Communism Chinese Civil War Colonies Imperial Defence Empire Defence Contingency Planning Security War Preparations Strategy Alliances Soviet-chinese Relations Threat Of War With The Ussr Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Foreign Policy Geographic Intelligence Military Strength Soviet Army Soviet Navy Soviet Air Force Chinese Army Chinese Navy Chinese Air Force Fifth Columnists Partisans
- Languages
- English
- Note
- This document was retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act, 1958 in November 1995, but was released in October 2013.
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Committee Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 37
- Persons Discussed
- William Hayter Douglas Packard Lawrence Pendred Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Operations
