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Soviet Intentions and Capabilities A.B.I. - 14

1 Jul 1950

TOP SECRET anti-aircraft defences, and the Soviet economy are in a sufficient state of readiness. What little evidence there is indicates that this will not be before the beginning of 1955. In any case, as the critical date approaches, the tendency of an aggressive Power to go to war before attaining peak readiness is a factor which cannot be disregarded." 9. There is no new intelligence which would lead us to modify the conclusion of our report dated 18th August, 1950, quoted above; but the combined intelligence meeting in Washington has shown that the some facts are capable of the interpretation given to them by the United States Intelligence authorities.

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Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Afghanistan Albania Australia Austria Azerbaijan Belgium Brazil Bulgaria Burma Canada Ceylon China Corsica Crete Czechoslovakia Denmark East Germany Egypt Finland Formosa France Germany Gibraltar Greece Hungary Iceland India Indochina Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Italy Japan Jordan Korea Luxembourg Malaya Mexico Mongolia Netherlands New Zealand Norway Pakistan Palestine Persia Philippines Poland Portugal Republic of Korea Romania Russia Siam Sicily South Africa Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America West Germany Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 158/11/30
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 158/11
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0011.030
Keywords
Predicting Enemy Intentions Soviet Foreign Policy Soviet Strategy Assessing Enemy Strength Threat Of War With The Ussr Contingency Planning War Preparations Military Operations Economy Military Strength Nuclear Weapons Anti-aircraft Defence Defence Soviet Air Force American Intelligence Services Information Sharing Military Objectives Strategy Politics Soviet Government Ideology Mobilisation Atomic Warfare Scientific Research Weapons Development Soviet Army Allies Soviet Navy Air Power Naval Strength Submarines Shipping Civil Defence Subversion Communism Alliances Soviet Satellite States Eastern Bloc Biological Warfare Chemical Warfare Missiles Technology Equipment Albanian Armed Forces Bulgarian Armed Forces Romanian Armed Forces Hungarian Armed Forces Czechoslovakian Armed Forces Polish Armed Forces Chinese Army Manpower Military Organisation Western Bloc Australian Armed Forces Canadian Armed Forces New Zealand Armed Forces South African Armed Forces French Armed Forces Belgian Armed Forces Luxembourg Armed Forces Dutch Armed Forces Norwegian Armed Forces Danish Armed Forces Italian Armed Forces Portuguese Armed Forces Greek Armed Forces Iranian Armed Forces Turkish Armed Forces Swedish Armed Forces Swiss Armed Forces Neutrality Spanish Armed Forces Yugoslav Armed Forces Jordanian Armed Forces Israeli Armed Forces Egyptian Armed Forces Iraqi Armed Forces Afghan Armed Forces Indian Armed Forces Pakistani Armed Forces Chinese Communists Chinese Nationalists Sri Lankan Armed Forces Thai Armed Forces Burmese Armed Forces Indonesian Armed Forces South Korean Armed Forces Filipino Army Finnish Armed Forces Airfields Chinese Navy Chinese Air Force Industry Resources Armaments Weapons Production Agriculture Communications Transportation United States Army British Army
Languages
English
Organizations
Central Intelligence Agency Chiefs of Staff Communist Information Bureau Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
121
Persons Discussed
Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Josef Stalin Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Chiefs of Staff. Joint Intelligence Committee. Memoranda, July-Dec. 1950. 65-114. Vol. LV.
Themes
International Relations Military Intelligence

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