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1. Organisation of Intelligence in the Middle East; 2. Functions of Military Attache, Beirut; 3. Possibility of War Before 1956

1 Jan 1948

their Headquarters. If such an organisation would not fit in ###th the present location of the Commanders in Chief any adjustments should be looked on as a temporary measure. He considered that it was essential that the Commanders in Chief should have good political advice immediately at hand. Although most desirable, he appreciated that it might not be possible for the Head of the B.M.E.O. or the Head of the Political Division to be located permanently with the Commanders in Chief but considered that, in their absence, a representative should be located there who was in close touch with the Head of the Political Division and in whom he had full confidence.
iraq transjordan nuclear weapons cold war palestine surveillance contingency planning security service secret intelligence service intelligence gathering political intelligence attachés ministry of defence william hayter joint intelligence staff edward parry joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office british intelligence organisation intelligence organization stewart menzies lawrence pendred joint intelligence bureau joint intelligence committee (middle east) guy liddell kenneth strong predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength valentine boucher soviet strategy alan crick
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Iraq Palestine Transjordan
Document Reference
CAB 159/3/4
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/3
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0003.004
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Gathering Political Intelligence Attachés Contingency Planning Assessing Enemy Strength Nuclear Weapons Predicting Enemy Intentions Soviet Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Committee (Middle East) Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service
Pages
8
Persons Discussed
Valentine Boucher Alan Crick William Hayter Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Edward Parry Lawrence Pendred Kenneth Strong
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 Committee. Meetings 1 (0)-62(0)
Themes
Intelligence Organization Surveillance

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