Threat to Indo China - Secret Intelligence Files

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Document Title	Threat to Indo China
Reference	CAB 158/9
Document Date	7 March 1950
Conflicts	Cold War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions	East Asia, Europe, North America
Countries	Cambodia, China, Formosa, France, Indochina, Laos, Malaya, Russia, Siam, United States of America, Vietnam
Document Type	Reports, Memoranda, Maps
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East), Joint Planning Staff, Ministry of Defence, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	John Gardiner, Neill Ogilvie-Forbes, Patrick Reilly, Arthur Shortt

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colonies, empire, imperial defence, First Indochina War, French armed forces, colonial independence movements, communism, predicting enemy intentions, Chinese Civil War, guerrilla warfare, partisans, assessing enemy strength, military strength, military intelligence, military situation reports, manpower, recruitment, defence

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