Present State of Intelligence & Measures to Improve it

Document Title	Present State of Intelligence & Measures to Improve it
Reference	CAB 158/11
Document Date	23 August 1950
Conflicts	Cold War
Themes	Intelligence Organisation and Administration
Regions	Europe
Countries	Not Defined
Document Type	Memoranda
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Joint Intelligence Staff, Ministry of Defence, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	John Gardiner

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intelligence requirements, intelligence gathering, intelligence reports

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