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Possible uses by the Soviet Union of Satellite Forces

1 Jul 1950

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 limited. It is issued for the personal use of C.L. 89 TOP SECRET Copy No. Circulated for the consideration of the Chiefs of Staff J.I.C.(50) 72. (Final) 2nd August, 1950. CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE POSSIBLE USES BY THE SOVIET UNION OF SATELLITE FORCES Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee In anticipation of instructions we have prepared a draft brief in accordance with a request+ by the Head of the United Kingdom Delegation to the Brussels Treaty Military Committee regarding a suggestion that Satellite forces, though they might not be employed directly in an aggression against Western Europe, might be employed without warning, simultaneously or in succession, at a series of points along the Soviet Periphery.
china turkey united kingdom albania bulgaria hungary poland united states of america greece germany austria czechoslovakia malaya indochina burma romania soviet union yugoslavia korea cold war contingency planning east germany eastern bloc formosa military intelligence soviet foreign policy soviet satellite states persia ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff war preparations patrick reilly threat of war with the ussr communist information bureau occupied germany kenneth strong german army predicting enemy intentions valentine boucher neill ogilvie-forbes soviet strategy greek civil war soviet-yugoslav relations
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Albania Austria Bulgaria Burma China Czechoslovakia East Germany Formosa Germany Greece Hungary Indochina Korea Malaya Persia Poland Romania Soviet Union Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 158/11/10
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 158/11
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0011.010
Keywords
Soviet Satellite States Predicting Enemy Intentions Soviet Strategy Threat Of War With The Ussr Eastern Bloc Contingency Planning War Preparations German Army Occupied Germany Soviet Foreign Policy Soviet-yugoslav Relations Greek Civil War
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Communist Information Bureau Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Valentine Boucher John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Chiefs of Staff. Joint Intelligence Committee. Memoranda, July-Dec. 1950. 65-114. Vol. LV.
Themes
Military Intelligence

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