Wt. 29078/338. 100m. 10/49. Wa. & Co. G51/3. THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT The circulation of this paper has been strictly It is issued for the personal use of Record. limited. TOP SECRET Copy No. 91 J.I.C.(50) 54 Circulated for the consideration of the Chiefs of Staff (Final) 11th July, 1950 CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE THE LIKELY WARNING PERIOD IN THE EVENT OF AN ATTACK SOVIET ON HONG KONG AND THE POSSIBILITY OF THE UNION CREATING TROUBLE IN THE COLONY Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee As instructedø we have examined:(a) (b) the period of warning which might be expected in present circumstances of an impending attack on Hong Kong by the Chinese Communists; the possibility of the Soviet Union deliberately creating trouble in Hong Kong with the object of forcing the United Kingdom to withdraw forces from Malaya with consequent embarrassment to our position there.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Formosa Malaya Soviet Union United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/10/26
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 158/10
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0010.026
- Keywords
- Hong Kong Colonies Empire Defence Imperial Defence Chinese Communists Chinese Foreign Policy Invasion Threat Soviet Strategy Soviet Foreign Policy British Army Foreign Policy Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Chinese Army Subversion Communism Military Dispositions Military Strength Airfields Chinese Air Force
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence International Relations
