1. Meeting with the Joint Intelligence Staff; 2. Photographic Intelligence and Survey Requirements in the Middle East; 3. Scale and Nature of Initial Air Attack on the United Kingdom - 1957; 4. Intelligence Brief for the United Kingdom Delegation to the Five Power Military Committee; 5. Political Activities in South East Asia with Special Reference to Communism; 6. Russian Preparedness for War; 7. Visit of the Chairman to the Middle East and Far East; 8. Evidence of Certain Soviet Activities

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1. Meeting with the Joint Intelligence Staff; 2. Photographic Intelligence and Survey Requirements in the Middle East; 3. Scale and Nature of Initial Air Attack on the United Kingdom - 1957; 4. Intelligence Brief for the United Kingdom Delegation to the Five Power Military Committee; 5. Political Activities in South East Asia with Special Reference to Communism; 6. Russian Preparedness for War; 7. Visit of the Chairman to the Middle East and Far East; 8. Evidence of Certain Soviet Activities

1 Jan 1948

SCALE AND NATURE OF INITIAL AIR ATTACK TOP SECRET ON THE UNITED KINGDOM 1957 THE COMMITTEE considered a revised draft report+ reviewing the recent reporton the scale and nature of initial air attack on the United Kingdom in 1957 in the light of the Chiefs of Staff's discussion* and of consultation between Sir Henry Tizard and the Director of the Joint Intelligence Bureau. AIR VICE MARSHAL PENDRED said that the principal revision of their previous report had become necessary in the light of an assessment of casualty rates inflicted on Russian bombers by the British Air Defences made by the Operational Staff of the Air Ministry since the previous report was drafted.
singapore india security united kingdom politics mapping germany air power air warfare alliances colonies communism malaya federation of malaya ideology information sharing international relations israel soviet union cold war arab world contingency planning defence liaison bombing military intelligence empire security service secret intelligence service secrecy subversion intelligence gathering political intelligence soviet foreign policy attachés aerial reconnaissance ministry of defence william hayter joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office war preparations anglo-american relations british intelligence organisation intelligence organization stewart menzies intelligence channels intelligence services responsibilities intelligence reports intelligence distribution lawrence pendred joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe threat of war with the ussr joint intelligence committee (middle east) guy liddell american intelligence services intelligence requirements kenneth strong predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence topographical intelligence photographic reconnaissance air raids assessing enemy strength douglas packard joint intelligence committee (far east) thomas elmhirst joint intelligence committee (germany) soviet air force soviet strategy anglo-israeli relations
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Federation of Malaya Germany India Israel Malaya Singapore Soviet Union United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 159/5/38
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/5
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0005.038
Keywords
Intelligence Requirements Aerial Reconnaissance Photographic Reconnaissance Mapping Topographical Intelligence Geographic Intelligence Intelligence Gathering Threat Of War With The Ussr Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Air Warfare Air Raids Bombing Defence Contingency Planning Soviet Air Force Air Power Intelligence Reports Information Sharing Intelligence Distribution Alliances Politics Communism Political Intelligence Ideology War Preparations Arab World British Intelligence Organisation Attachés Anglo-israeli Relations Intelligence Channels Anglo-american Relations American Intelligence Services Security Secrecy Intelligence Services Responsibilities Colonies Empire Liaison Soviet Foreign Policy Subversion Soviet Strategy
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany) Joint Intelligence Committee (Middle East) Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service
Pages
10
Persons Discussed
Thomas Elmhirst John Gardiner William Hayter Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Douglas Packard Lawrence Pendred Percy Sillitoe 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 1-64
Themes
Intelligence Organization Military Intelligence International Relations

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