2. SOVIET CIVIL AIRLINE PILOT DEFECTOR SECRET (Previous Reference: J.I.C. (50) 91st Meeting, Minute 7). MR. REILLY said that a telegram had been received from the British Minister in Kabul+ on the Soviet civil airline pilot who had recently defected to Afghanistan, reporting signs that the Afghans were considering returning the defector to the Russians in exchange for an Afghan Captain who had fled into Russia. The Foreign Office would shortly be replying to Kabul instructing H.M. Minister to take all possible action to prevent the return of the defector and to arrange for his transfer outside Afghanistan.
- Collection ID
- CAB159
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Afghanistan China France Indochina Russia United Kingdom United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 159/8/34
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 159/8
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab159.0008.034
- Keywords
- Conferences Anglo-american Relations American Intelligence Services Information Sharing Transportation Intelligence Reports Intelligence Channels Civil Aviation Defectors Aircraft Foreign Policy Diplomacy Former Colonies Soviet Satellite States Diplomatic Missions Personnel Manpower Reductions Embassies Consular Intelligence Sources Travel Restrictions Diplomatic Officials Military Intelligence British Army Intelligence Requirements Intelligence Services Responsibilities War Preparations Mobilisation Threat Of War With The Ussr Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Ministry of Defence Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 8
- Persons Discussed
- John Gardiner Stewart Menzies Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Organization International Relations Surveillance
