1. Chinese Communist Intentions in the Light of their Experience during the First Year of War in Korea; 2. Soviet Research and Development; 3. Tripartite Talks in Singapore; 4.; 5. The Standing Group Intelligence Section; 6. Service Attache Representation in China; 7. Chinese Nationalist Intentions; 8. Review of the Situation Round the Soviet and Satellite Perimeter

A volume of meeting minutes of the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC). The JIC was formed of representatives from the intelligence services, the armed services, and the Foreign Office. Its purpose was to assess military, security, and foreign policy requirements and coordinate Britain's intelligence organisations accordingly. The JIC members discussed a vast range of international and domestic issues in their meetings. In this file, subjects documented include indications of Soviet preparedness for war; armistice negotiations and communist military dispositions in the Korean War; evidence of Soviet assistance to North Korean and Chinese forces; the vetting of foreign nationals attending military training courses in the UK; political relations and information sharing with Yugoslavia; intelligence provision for NATO and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE); the release of intelligence on NATO and Eastern Bloc armed forces to the press; the security implications of publishing official service histories; and tensions between Pakistan and India.