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Security of Malaya

1 Jan 1951

Wt. 47434/573. 60m. 4/51. Wa. & Co. G51/3. Wt. 18073/594. 100m. 6/51. Wa. & Co. G51/3. 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) 57 (Final) 21st August, 1951 CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE SECURITY OF MALAYA Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee As instructed we summarise below our estimate of the likely land, sea and air threat to Malaya should general war break out before the end of 1952, and the rate of enemy build-up in vital areas.
laos china strategy air power colonies communism malaya guerrilla warfare indochina manpower burma siam soviet union cold war contingency planning defence military operations partisans military intelligence empire subversion coastal defence ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff war preparations imperial defence joint planning staff patrick reilly fifth columnists kenneth strong military strength predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence assessing enemy strength arthur shortt neill ogilvie-forbes amphibious operations anti-aircraft defence naval strength landing places chinese army soviet-chinese relations
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Burma China Indochina Laos Malaya Siam Soviet Union
Document Reference
CAB 158/12/59
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 158/12
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0012.059
Keywords
Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Defence Military Intelligence Military Operations Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Strength War Preparations Coastal Defence Anti-aircraft Defence Strategy Chinese Army Manpower Landing Places Amphibious Operations Contingency Planning Air Power Naval Strength Soviet-chinese Relations Subversion Fifth Columnists Guerrilla Warfare Partisans Communism Geographic Intelligence
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt 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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