SECRET IS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HER BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNME Reference J.I.C.(53)5 COPY NO. 5 6th January, 1953. CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE POSSIBLE MILITARY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA BY THE CHINESE COMMUNIST ARMED FORCES IN A MAJOR WAR UP TO THE END OF 1953 COMMENTS ON J.I.C.(FE)(52)20(REVISED FINAL Note by the Secretary At their meeting on Thursday 15th January, 1953ø the Chiefs of Staff approved the above-quoted report by the Joint Intelligence Committee.