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Communist Influence in the African Continent (Excluding Egypt). Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee

1 Sep 1949

TOP SECRET movements. Within these limitations it is prepared to assist comrades from overseas with advice based on its own practical experience and with instructions in the principles of Marxism. On the other hand, the revolutionary struggle in French territories of Africa is, to a large extent, directed by the French Communist Party which is also the parent party for the Communist Parties of French North Africa and sees its role as a centre of a French Communist union. Methods and Progress 8. Though the immediate aim may not be to seize power, Communist tactics on the African continent follow a familiar pattern.
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Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Algeria Angola Basutoland Bechuanaland Belgian Congo British Somaliland Chad Cyprus Czechoslovakia Dahomey Egypt England Eritrea Ethiopia France French Equatorial Africa French Guinea French Somaliland French Sudan French West Africa Gambia Gibraltar Gold Coast Great Britain Guinea India Israel Italian Somaliland Italy Ivory Coast Kenya Liberia Libya Mauritania Morocco Mozambique Niger Nigeria Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland Pakistan Portugal Portuguese Guinea Principe Rhodesia Russia Sao Tome Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Somalia Somaliland South Africa Southern Rhodesia South-West Africa Soviet Union Spanish Guinea Sudan Swaziland Switzerland Togoland Tunisia Ubangi-Shari Uganda United Kingdom United States of America Upper Volta
Document Reference
CAB 158/8/58
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 158/8
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0008.058
Keywords
Geographic Intelligence Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Security Communism Political Dissent Fifth Columnists Non-british Agents Subversion Political Intelligence Propaganda Arab World
Languages
English
Organizations
Communist Party of Great Britain Chiefs of Staff Commonwealth Relations Office Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
37
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 71-118
Themes
Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare International Relations

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