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1. Threat to Hong Kong; 2. United States Request for Information on the French Army in Indo-china; 3. Intelligence for the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation; 4. Supply of Equipment to Formosa.

1 Jul 1949

CONFIDENTIAL (2) Took note of the report by the local Intelligence Committee, Hong Kong, and the telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong thereon. (3) Agreed to defer consideration of the preparation of a basic report on the threat to Hong Kong pending receipt of the report on internal security in Hong Kong now being prepared by the local Intelligence Committee, Hong Kong. (4) Took note of the telegram reporting the views of the Chairman, Joint Intelligence Committee, Far East, on his visit to Formosa.
singapore china security trade united kingdom united states of america hong kong alliances colonies communism diplomacy foreign policy indochina information sharing international relations treaties cold war contingency planning defence political dissent equipment allies french armed forces formosa military intelligence military supplies empire tanks chinese foreign policy security service subversion intelligence gathering french army ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office imperial defence intelligence organization stewart menzies intelligence channels intelligence reports intelligence distribution joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe roger hollis intelligence requirements kenneth strong military strength invasion threat predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence assessing enemy strength joint intelligence committee (far east) local intelligence committee chinese nationalists chinese civil war
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
China Formosa Indochina Singapore United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 159/6/64
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/6
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0006.064
Keywords
Hong Kong Chinese Civil War Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Military Intelligence Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Invasion Threat Defence Contingency Planning Intelligence Reports Intelligence Gathering Intelligence Requirements Chinese Foreign Policy Chinese Nationalists Security Political Dissent Communism Subversion Information Sharing French Army French Armed Forces Allies Military Strength Geographic Intelligence Intelligence Distribution Intelligence Channels Alliances Treaties Military Supplies Equipment Foreign Policy Diplomacy Trade Tanks
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Local Intelligence Committee Ministry of Defence Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Roger Hollis Stewart Menzies 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 65-133
Themes
Military Intelligence Intelligence Organization International Relations

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