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1. Overture to Overlord; 2. Employment of Aliens on Defence Work; 3. Exchange of Information with the French; 4.; 5. Intelligence Functions of the British Service Mission to Burma

1 Sep 1947

3. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH THE FRENCH. THE SUB-COMMITTEE had before them a minuteØ by the Secretary covering a copy of a minute from the Secretary of the Joint Intelligence Committee, Germany, reporting that the Services were operating under a directive which forbade the passing of information graded Secret or above to the French, and asking for a ruling on this question in order to ensure that all intelligence organisations in Germany followed the same procedure. COLONEL QUILL drew attention to the fact that the directive≠ by the Chiefs of Staff regarding the categorisation of nations for disclosures referred only to technical information.
security france germany colonies historians information sharing burma aliens cold war defence allies security clearance empire deception security service secrecy attachés ministry of defence william hayter joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office former colonies british domestic security british intelligence organisation intelligence organization stewart menzies intelligence channels intelligence services responsibilities leslie hollis consular intelligence sources percy sillitoe guy liddell intelligence requirements secret government contracts paul gleadell release of information anglo-french relations classified documents operation overlord joint intelligence committee (germany) battle of normandy
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Burma France Germany
Document Reference
CAB 159/2/26
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/2
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0002.026
Keywords
Secret Government Contracts Defence Secrecy Security Aliens Anglo-french Relations Information Sharing Intelligence Channels Allies British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Services Responsibilities Intelligence Requirements Colonies Former Colonies Empire Attachés Consular Intelligence Sources Deception Operation Overlord Release Of Information Classified Documents Security Clearance Historians Battle Of Normandy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany) Ministry of Defence Security Service
Pages
7
Persons Discussed
Paul Gleadell William Hayter Leslie Hollis Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Percy Sillitoe
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Minutes (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Meetings 61 (0)-92 (0)
Themes
Intelligence Organization British Domestic Security

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