1. Indications of Soviet Preparations for Event War; 2. The Military, Political and Economic Strength and Weaknesses of Communist China in 1951; 3. Defence of South East Asia in the Event of Chinese Aggression; 4. O.N.E. Report on Soviet Courses of Action with Respect to Germany (NIE-4); 5. Estimate of the Scale and Nature of a Soviet Attack on the United Kingdom between Now and Mid 1952; 6. Clandestine Air Photographic Recconnaisation; 7. O.N.E. Report on Turkey's Position in the East-West Struggle (NIE-9); 8. O.N.E. Report on the Probability of an Invasion of Yogoslavia in 1951 (NIE-29)

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1. Indications of Soviet Preparations for Event War; 2. The Military, Political and Economic Strength and Weaknesses of Communist China in 1951; 3. Defence of South East Asia in the Event of Chinese Aggression; 4. O.N.E. Report on Soviet Courses of Action with Respect to Germany (NIE-4); 5. Estimate of the Scale and Nature of a Soviet Attack on the United Kingdom between Now and Mid 1952; 6. Clandestine Air Photographic Recconnaisation; 7. O.N.E. Report on Turkey's Position in the East-West Struggle (NIE-9); 8. O.N.E. Report on the Probability of an Invasion of Yogoslavia in 1951 (NIE-29)

1 Jan 1951

THIS IS A COPY. THE ORIGINAL IS RETAINED UNDER SECTION 3 (4) OF THE PUBLIC RECORDS ACT TOP SECRET their own departments a special list of indicators which would only be capable of interpretation as Soviet steps taken with regard to an imminent outbreak of war. CAPTAIN HILKEN questioned the value of preparing, as a Committee, a report listing indicators in the two groups proposed in the draft terms of reference. With a single list report for reporting agencies overseas, each Department should be able to evaluate items of intelligence on that subject without the necessity of the second list of indicators.
china united kingdom politics economy mapping united states of america germany air power aircraft airspace colonies communism espionage ideology information sharing international relations siam soviet union yugoslavia economic intelligence cold war surveillance rearmament contingency planning mobilisation defence military intelligence empire chinese foreign policy security service secret intelligence service central intelligence agency intelligence gathering political intelligence soviet satellite states diplomatic disputes aerial reconnaissance ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office war preparations imperial defence stewart menzies intelligence services responsibilities intelligence reports joint planning staff joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe threat of war with the ussr joint intelligence committee (middle east) guy liddell american intelligence services intelligence requirements war materials military strength invasion threat predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence topographical intelligence photographic reconnaissance air raids assessing enemy strength soviet air force reconnaissance aircraft soviet-yugoslav relations
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
China Germany Siam Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 159/9/46
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/9
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0009.046
Keywords
Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Threat Of War With The Ussr Military Intelligence Military Strength War Preparations Mobilisation Intelligence Requirements Intelligence Reports Intelligence Services Responsibilities Rearmament War Materials Economic Intelligence Political Intelligence Economy Politics Communism Ideology Defence Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Invasion Threat Chinese Foreign Policy American Intelligence Services Information Sharing Soviet Satellite States Aircraft Soviet Air Force Air Power Air Raids Espionage Aerial Reconnaissance Photographic Reconnaissance Reconnaissance Aircraft Mapping Geographic Intelligence Topographical Intelligence Intelligence Gathering Airspace Soviet-yugoslav Relations Diplomatic Disputes
Languages
English
Organizations
Central Intelligence Agency Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Middle East) Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
8
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 International Relations Surveillance

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