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| Document Title | 1. Operation "Mincemeat"; 2. The Vulnerability of the United Kingdom to a Knock-Out Blow by the Soviet Union; 3. Professor Pontecorvo; 4. Scientific and Technical Intelligence Branch, Germany; 5. Air Survey in Indo-China; 6. Soviet Intentions and Capabilities - 1950/54; 7. Attendance at Social Functions by Service Attaches in Sweden; 8. Soviet Preparedness for War; 9. Scale and Nature of Initial Air Attack on the United Kingdom; 10. Present State of Intelligence and Measures to Improve It |
| Reference | CAB 159/8 |
| Document Date | 26 October 1950 |
| Conflicts | Cold War |
| Themes | Military Intelligence and Operations, Weapons Technology and Nuclear Warfare, Intelligence Organisation and Administration |
| Regions | East Asia, Europe, North America |
| Countries | China, Germany, Indochina, Soviet Union, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America |
| Document Type | Meeting Minutes |
| Organisations | Central Intelligence Agency, Chiefs of Staff, Commonwealth Relations Office, Foreign Office, Joint Intelligence Bureau, Joint Intelligence Committee (Washington), Joint Intelligence Staff, Joint Planning Staff, Ministry of Defence, Scientific and Technical Intelligence Branch, Security Service, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee |
| People | Guy Liddell, Neill Ogilvie-Forbes, Patrick Reilly, Arthur Shortt, Percy Sillitoe |
Keywords
contingency planning, predicting enemy intentions, assessing enemy strength, threat of war with the USSR, defence, military intelligence, war preparations, scientific experts, non-British agents, atomic warfare, scientific research, technology, intelligence channels, aerial reconnaissance, photographic reconnaissance, mapping, geographic intelligence, topographical intelligence, colonies, empire, imperial defence, intelligence requirements, intelligence gathering, Soviet foreign policy, information sharing, Anglo-American relations, American intelligence services, former colonies, allies, attachés, entertainment, security, consular intelligence sources, mobilisation, air raid precautions, air raids, air warfare, invasion threat, armaments, intelligence services responsibilities, British intelligence organisation
