Implications on Neighbouring Countries of Open War between India and Pakistan - Secret Intelligence Files

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Document Title	Implications on Neighbouring Countries of Open War between India and Pakistan
Reference	CAB 158/10
Document Date	18 March 1950
Conflicts	Cold War
Themes	Foreign Policy and International Relations, Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions	Africa, East Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Pacific, South Asia
Countries	Afghanistan, Burma, Ceylon, China, Czechoslovakia, India, Indonesia, Malaya, Nepal, Pakistan, Palestine, Persia, Russia, South Africa, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uzbekistan
Document Type	Reports, Memoranda
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Staff, Joint Planning Staff, Ministry of Defence, United Nations, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	Valentine Boucher, John Gardiner, Neill Ogilvie-Forbes, Patrick Reilly

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contingency planning, former colonies, Indo-Pakistani relations, foreign policy, diplomacy, Soviet foreign policy, Soviet strategy, minorities, predicting enemy intentions, Indian armed forces, Pakistani armed forces, diplomatic disputes, border disputes, Indian foreign policy, Anglo-Indian relations, British citizens abroad, Afghan foreign policy, Arab world, colonies, empire, Nepalese foreign policy, civil unrest

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