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Assessment of the Threat of Sabotage in the United Kingdom in Peace and War and Counter Measures

1 Jan 1951

TOP SECRET ANNEX. ASSESSMENT OF THE THREAT OF SABOTAGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM IN PEACE AND WAR AND COUNTER MEASURES. Report by the Security Service. 1. INTRODUCTION. In this paper the word "sabotage" is reserved for acts of physical damage to property carried out covertly for the purpose of assisting a hostile foreign power or of furthering a subversive political aim. 2. Acts similar in their effects may be carried out by raiding parties which seek to achieve their object by force. 3. Acts also similar in their effects may be carried out by individuals for personal motives, spite or a sense of grievance arising from real or imagined injustice.
security united kingdom politics france terrorism russia communism spain scotland cold war england wales political dissent security service secret intelligence service special operations subversion political intelligence sabotage ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff british domestic security patrick reilly communist information bureau communist party of great britain fifth columnists kenneth strong neill ogilvie-forbes
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
England France Russia Scotland Spain United Kingdom Wales
Document Reference
CAB 158/12/39
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 158/12
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0012.039
Keywords
Security Sabotage Fifth Columnists Terrorism Subversion Communism Political Dissent Special Operations Politics Political Intelligence
Languages
English
Organizations
Communist Party of Great Britain Chiefs of Staff Communist Information Bureau Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
12
Persons Discussed
Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly 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
British Domestic Security

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