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Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Minutes (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee. Meetings 65-133
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1. Measures to Improve the State of Intelligence Available on Russian Intentions and Preparations for War. Line Crossers and Ex-prisoners of War; 2. The Implications of a Communist Success in China; 3. Soviet Intentions and Capabilities; 4. Encouragement of Deserters; 5. Return to the Soviet Union of a Certain Deserter.
| Document Title | 1. Measures to Improve the State of Intelligence Available on Russian Intentions and Preparations for War. Line Crossers and Ex-prisoners of War; 2. The Implications of a Communist Success in China; 3. Soviet Intentions and Capabilities; 4. Encouragement of Deserters; 5. Return to the Soviet Union of a Certain Deserter. |
| Reference | CAB 159/6 |
| Document Date | 26 August 1949 |
| Conflicts | Cold War |
| Themes | Intelligence Gathering and Surveillance, Foreign Policy and International Relations, Military Intelligence and Operations |
| Regions | East Asia, Europe, North America |
| Countries | Austria, China, Germany, Malaya, Russia, Soviet Union, United States of America |
| Document Type | Meeting Minutes |
| Organisations | Chiefs of Staff, Foreign Office, Information Research Department, Joint Intelligence Bureau, Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East), Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany), Joint Intelligence Staff, Joint Planning Staff, Ministry of Defence, Secret Intelligence Service, Security Service, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee |
| People | Douglas Packard, Percy Sillitoe, Kenneth Strong |
| Notes | Sections of this document have been retained under Section 3(4) of the Public Records Act, 1958. |
Keywords
intelligence requirements, intelligence gathering, intelligence channels, intelligence services responsibilities, intelligence distribution, British intelligence organisation, predicting enemy intentions, contingency planning, war preparations, mobilisation, threat of war with the USSR, prisoners of war, deserters, defectors, interrogation, occupied Germany, communism, Chinese Civil War, assessing enemy strength, military intelligence, intelligence reports, military strength, Soviet foreign policy, strategy, military supplies, recruitment, subversion, propaganda, broadcast services, diplomacy, diplomatic intelligence, Soviet agents, double agents, counter-intelligence
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