Threat to Iceland - Secret Intelligence Files

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Document Title	Threat to Iceland
Reference	CAB 158/11
Document Date	18 August 1950
Conflicts	Cold War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations, Foreign Policy and International Relations
Regions	Atlantic, Europe, North America
Countries	Iceland, Soviet Union, United States of America
Document Type	Memoranda, Reports
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Foreign Office, Ministry of Defence, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	John Gardiner, Patrick Reilly

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invasion threat, shipping, Soviet strategy, warships, Soviet navy, United States Navy, defence, strategy, Soviet foreign policy, Icelandic politics

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