1. Possibility of Russian Armed Action Against Yugoslavia; 2. Yugoslavia - Arms Requirements; 3. Encouragement of Deserters and Disposal of Defectors and Deserters. - Secret Intelligence Files

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Document Title	1. Possibility of Russian Armed Action Against Yugoslavia; 2. Yugoslavia - Arms Requirements; 3. Encouragement of Deserters and Disposal of Defectors and Deserters.
Reference	CAB 159/6
Document Date	4 November 1949
Conflicts	Cold War
Themes	Military Intelligence and Operations, Foreign Policy and International Relations, Intelligence Operations
Regions	Europe
Countries	Germany, Hungary, Romania, Russia, Soviet Union, Yugoslavia
Document Type	Meeting Minutes
Organisations	Chiefs of Staff, Commonwealth Relations Office, Foreign Office, Joint Intelligence Bureau, Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany), Joint Intelligence Staff, Ministry of Defence, Security Service, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
People	Valentine Boucher, John Gardiner, William Hayter, Guy Liddell, Stewart Menzies, Lawrence Pendred, Percy Sillitoe, Kenneth Strong

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Soviet-Yugoslav relations, diplomatic disputes, invasion threat, threat of war with the USSR, contingency planning, predicting enemy intentions, foreign policy, Yugoslav foreign policy, military supplies, armaments, weapons trade, equipment, military intelligence, deserters, defectors, intelligence channels, intelligence gathering, subversion, propaganda, recruitment

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