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Defence of South East Asia in the Event of Chinese Aggression

1 Jan 1951

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 TOP SECRET Copy No. 38 J.I.C. (51) 24 (Final) 1st May, 1951 CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE DEFENCE OF SOUTH EAST ASIA IN THE EVENT OF CHINESE AGGRESSION Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee 1. We have examined the likely scale and sequence of operations in the event of Chinese aggression in South East Asia under the following assumptions supplied to us by the Joint Planning Staff.
pakistan cambodia laos india china hong kong russia air power air warfare colonies communism malaya indochina burma siam soviet union vietnam cold war contingency planning military operations military intelligence empire chinese foreign policy soviet foreign policy ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff war preparations imperial defence joint planning staff percy sillitoe patrick reilly threat of war with the ussr kenneth strong military strength predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence assessing enemy strength arthur shortt neill ogilvie-forbes chinese army soviet-chinese relations first indochina war
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Burma Cambodia China India Indochina Laos Malaya Pakistan Russia Siam Soviet Union Vietnam
Document Reference
CAB 158/12/26
Document Types
Report Memorandum Map
File Reference
CAB 158/12
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0012.026
Keywords
Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Soviet-chinese Relations Military Intelligence Military Strength Military Operations Hong Kong Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Threat Of War With The Ussr Communism Chinese Foreign Policy Soviet Foreign Policy First Indochina War Chinese Army Air Warfare Air Power Geographic Intelligence War Preparations
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 1-60
Themes
Military Intelligence

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