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1. Intelligence in Hong Kong; 2. Intelligence Conference at S.H.A.P.E; 3. Comments on a Report by J.I.C. Canada.

1 Jul 1952

SECRET correspondence had to be kept over a mile from his office. If his staff were expanded these difficulties would have to be overcome and, if necessary, a cover story found. The language problem in his interrogations was fairly satisfactory, except that he had no Russian speaker. His own Chinese, French, and ecclesiastical Latin were of assistance and he was helped by a German interpreter. A Russian linguist was, however, badly needed to cover the White Russians. The White Russians represented a good source of information on particular areas and strangely enough, the Soviet Union appeared to be making no effort to compel their return to Russia.
singapore china united kingdom hong kong canada united nations russia conferences denmark indochina information sharing interrogation norway soviet union cold war surveillance security service intelligence gathering ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office british intelligence organisation intelligence organization intelligence reports joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe guy liddell john sinclair
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Canada China Denmark Indochina Norway Russia Singapore Soviet Union United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 159/12/54
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/12
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0012.054
Keywords
Intelligence Gathering Hong Kong Interrogation British Intelligence Organisation Conferences Information Sharing Intelligence Reports
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Security Service United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Guy Liddell Percy Sillitoe John Sinclair
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 71-143
Themes
Surveillance Intelligence Organization

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