TOP SECRET 8. Our appreciation of the latest date for starting full mobilisation is D-42 days (where D day is the date war starts). Civil defence mobilisation could probably be delayed until D-28 but might begin at the some time as general mobilisation of the armed forces. Additional formations of the Soviet Army could be expected to start to enter F. Germany on D-32 at the latest. We could expect from overt sources at least a month's warning of the Soviet strength being fully prepared for war, with confirmation of Soviet hostile intentions building up continuously thereafter.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Germany Soviet Union West Germany
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/14/53
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 158/14
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0014.053
- Keywords
- Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions War Preparations Contingency Planning Mobilisation Soviet Army Military Intelligence Soviet Government Soviet Foreign Policy Surprise Attacks Defence Threat Of War With The Ussr
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Anthony Buzzard Francis Fressanges Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
