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1. Soviet Sea-Borne Threat to the Middle East from the Aegean - 1951 and 1954; 2. Survey of Subversive Communist Activities in the Far East; 3. Assessment of Communist Submarine Activities and Capabilities in the South China Sea

1 Jan 1951

SECRET. 3. ASSESSMENT OF COMMUNIST SUBMARINE ACTIVITIES AND CAPABILITIES IN THE SOUTH CHINE SEA. THE COMMITTEE considered a report by the Joint Intelligence Committee, Far Eastx, assessing Communist Submarine Activities and Capabilities in the South China Sea, together with a Minute by the Secretary≠ covering draft comments prepared by the Joint Intelligence Staff thereon. CAPTAIN HILKEN, referring to the first draft comment, said that, whereas the Soviet Union might well make some midget submarines available to the Chinese Communists in due course, there was no evidence of any intention to do so.
china turkey syria bulgaria cyprus greece censorship communism ideology naval warfare propaganda psychological warfare submarines soviet union suez canal cold war crete arab world contingency planning defence military intelligence chinese foreign policy security service subversion ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office stewart menzies intelligence reports joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe threat of war with the ussr joint intelligence committee (middle east) guy liddell invasion threat predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence assessing enemy strength joint intelligence committee (far east) amphibious operations military objectives soviet navy naval strength
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Bulgaria China Crete Cyprus Greece Soviet Union Syria Turkey
Document Reference
CAB 159/9/38
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/9
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0009.038
Keywords
Arab World Amphibious Operations Soviet Navy Invasion Threat Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Threat Of War With The Ussr Naval Warfare Military Objectives Geographic Intelligence Suez Canal Defence Intelligence Reports Military Intelligence Subversion Communism Ideology Chinese Foreign Policy Propaganda Submarines Naval Strength
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Joint Intelligence Committee (Middle East) Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Percy Sillitoe
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 1-69
Themes
Military Intelligence Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare

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