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| Document Title | 1. "Intelligence Digest"; 2. The Dangers of Clandestine Communist Attack on the Economic Plants and Animals of the Commonwealth; 3. Soviet Intentions and Capabilities. - Anglo-U.S. Intelligence Conference; 4. Certain Intelligence Mobilisation Plans; 5. Soviet Preparedness for War; 6. Scale and Nature of Threat to Sea Communications in the Event of War with the Soviet Union in 1954; 7. Chairman's Visit to Germany; 8. Possible Uses by the Soviet Union of Satellite Forces; 9. Operation "Matchbox"; 10. Likelihood of War with the Soviet Union and the Date by Which the Soviet Leaders Might Be Prepared to Risk It; 11. August Bank Holiday Arrangements - 1950 |
| Reference | CAB 159/8 |
| Document Date | 27 July 1950 |
| Conflicts | Cold War |
| Themes | Propaganda, Censorship and Psychological Warfare, Military Intelligence and Operations, Intelligence Organisation and Administration |
| Regions | Atlantic, East Asia, Europe, North America |
| Countries | Austria, Germany, Korea, Malaya, Soviet Union, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Document Type | Meeting Minutes |
| Organisations | British Joint Services Mission, Chiefs of Staff, Foreign Office, Joint Intelligence Bureau, Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany), Joint Intelligence Staff, Ministry of Defence, Security Service, Intelligence Mobilisation Plans, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee |
| People | John Gardiner, Stewart Menzies, Neill Ogilvie-Forbes, Patrick Reilly, Arthur Shortt, Percy Sillitoe |
Keywords
British intelligence organisation, intelligence services responsibilities, intelligence requirements, intelligence distribution, intelligence reports, press reports, public statements, publications, sabotage, economic warfare, economy, agriculture, resources, trade, Soviet foreign policy, assessing enemy strength, predicting enemy intentions, contingency planning, threat of war with the USSR, Anglo-American relations, information sharing, intelligence channels, military strength, military intelligence, mobilisation, war preparations, communications, communications disruption, shipping, naval warfare, intelligence gathering, personnel, manpower reductions, finances, intelligence funding, geographic intelligence, Soviet satellite states, military organisation, occupied Austria, occupied Germany, scientific experts, Soviet government, politics
