TOP SECRET (c) Economic. There have been numerous reports of attempts by the Soviet Union and the Satellites to obtain strategic materials from the West with short delivery dates. Petrol rationing has been introduced in Roumania, Bulgaria, Hungary and Czechoslovakia, although collectively they should be more than self-sufficient in petroleum products. Increasing emphasis has been placed on speeding up production in Roumania, Bulgaria and Hungary, as well as in Poland and Czechoslovakia. Men between the ages of 18 and 30 have been registered in Hungary and possibly in Bulgaria and Roumania.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Albania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Greece Hungary Korea Poland Romania Soviet Union Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/12/9
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum Map
- File Reference
- CAB 158/12
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0012.009
- Keywords
- Soviet-yugoslav Relations Soviet Satellite States Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Contingency Planning War Preparations War Materials Military Strength Naval Strength Air Power Soviet Army Soviet Air Force Soviet Navy Geographic Intelligence Military Operations Military Intelligence
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Communist Information Bureau Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 14
- Persons Discussed
- John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
