1. The Scale of Fifth Column Activity to be Expected in the Event of War with the Soviet Union between the Present Date and the End of 1952; 2. Review of Assessments of Communist Intentions Made since Jan 1947 by the Joint Intelligence Committee; 3. Use by the Germans of Soviet Nationals Against the Soviet Union in the Late War; 4. Lecture at the N.A.T.O. Defence College; 5. Defectors and Deserters;

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1. The Scale of Fifth Column Activity to be Expected in the Event of War with the Soviet Union between the Present Date and the End of 1952; 2. Review of Assessments of Communist Intentions Made since Jan 1947 by the Joint Intelligence Committee; 3. Use by the Germans of Soviet Nationals Against the Soviet Union in the Late War; 4. Lecture at the N.A.T.O. Defence College; 5. Defectors and Deserters;

1 Jul 1951

CONFIDENTIAL 1. THE SCALE OF FIFTH COLUMN ACTIVITY TO BE EXPECTED IN THE EVENT OF WAR WITH THE SOVIET UNION BETWEEN THE PRESENT DATE AND THE END OF 1952. (Previous reference: J.I.C.(51)64th Meeting, minute 3 of 21st June, 1951). THE COMMITTEE had before them e minute by the Secretary+ covering a minute by the Security Service, forwarding a report which they had prepared in consultation with M.I.6 and the colonial Office on the scale of Fifth column activity to be expected in the event of war with the Soviet Union between the present date and the end of 1952.
united kingdom training germany communism deserters international relations recruitment soviet union cold war personnel contingency planning military intelligence defectors chinese foreign policy security service secret intelligence service intelligence gathering soviet foreign policy ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office british domestic security stewart menzies intelligence reports joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe threat of war with the ussr guy liddell fifth columnists intelligence requirements german army predicting enemy intentions staff colleges assessing enemy strength red army captured documents joint intelligence committee (germany) eric searight german archives
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Germany Soviet Union United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 159/10/66
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/10
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0010.066
Keywords
Fifth Columnists Contingency Planning Communism Threat Of War With The Ussr Assessing Enemy Strength Intelligence Requirements Intelligence Reports Predicting Enemy Intentions Soviet Foreign Policy Chinese Foreign Policy Defectors Deserters German Army Recruitment Red Army Personnel Captured Documents German Archives Staff Colleges Training Intelligence Gathering
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany) Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Eric Searight 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 70-139
Themes
British Domestic Security International Relations Military Intelligence

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