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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 1-68
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1. Meeting with Directors of Plans; 2. The Likelihood of War with the Soviet Union and the Date by Which the Soviet Leaders Might Be Prepared to Risk It; 3. Possible Actions by the Soviet Union, Short of War Prejudicial to Our Vital Interests; 4. Soviet Use of Atomic Bombs; 5. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Integrated Medium Term Defence Plan; 6. Implications of the Indonesian Claim to Dutch New Guinea; 7. Intelligence for Western Union and European Regional Planning Groups of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation
| Document Title | 1. Meeting with Directors of Plans; 2. The Likelihood of War with the Soviet Union and the Date by Which the Soviet Leaders Might Be Prepared to Risk It; 3. Possible Actions by the Soviet Union, Short of War Prejudicial to Our Vital Interests; 4. Soviet Use of Atomic Bombs; 5. North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Integrated Medium Term Defence Plan; 6. Implications of the Indonesian Claim to Dutch New Guinea; 7. Intelligence for Western Union and European Regional Planning Groups of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation |
| Reference | CAB 159/7 |
| Document Date | 10 March 1950 |
| Conflicts | Cold War |
| Themes | Military Intelligence and Operations, Foreign Policy and International Relations, Intelligence Organisation and Administration |
| Regions | Africa, Atlantic, Europe, Middle East, North America, Pacific |
| Countries | Australia, Azerbaijan, France, Germany, Guinea, Persia, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Document Type | Meeting Minutes |
| Organisations | Chiefs of Staff, Foreign Office, Joint Intelligence Bureau, Joint Intelligence Committee (Washington), Joint Intelligence Staff, Joint Planning Staff, Ministry of Defence, North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Security Service, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee |
| People | John Gardiner, Guy Liddell, Stewart Menzies, Neill Ogilvie-Forbes, Patrick Reilly, Arthur Shortt, Percy Sillitoe, Kenneth Strong |
Keywords
contingency planning, war preparations, assessing enemy strength, predicting enemy intentions, threat of war with the USSR, Soviet foreign policy, Soviet government, military intelligence, military strength, intelligence reports, British intelligence organisation, intelligence requirements, military objectives, rearmament, political warfare, economic warfare, atomic warfare, bombing, armaments, strategy, geographic intelligence, treaties, allies, alliances, defence, military organisation, information sharing, Anglo-American relations, release of information, security, secrecy, intelligence channels, intelligence distribution, colonies, empire, colonial independence movements
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