Invasion of the U.K. 1951. - Secret Intelligence Files

Document Title	Invasion of the U.K. 1951.
Reference	CAB 158/10
Document Date	15 June 1950
Conflicts	Cold War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations
Regions	Europe
Countries	United Kingdom
Document Type	Memoranda
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Staff, Ministry of Defence, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	John Gardiner

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invasion threat, threat of war with the USSR, contingency planning, predicting enemy intentions, defence, Soviet strategy, military operations

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