1. Minute by the Secretary, J.I.C./21/53; 2. Statement by the Director of Forward Plans; 3. Review of the Situation Round the Soviet and Satellite Perimeter and Other Sensitive Areas; 4. Future Campaign Studies; 5. The Likelihood of the Soviet Union Initiating a War before their Full Strength is Mobilised in Order to Achieve Surprise; 6. Regular Meetings with the Directors of Plans

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1. Minute by the Secretary, J.I.C./21/53; 2. Statement by the Director of Forward Plans; 3. Review of the Situation Round the Soviet and Satellite Perimeter and Other Sensitive Areas; 4. Future Campaign Studies; 5. The Likelihood of the Soviet Union Initiating a War before their Full Strength is Mobilised in Order to Achieve Surprise; 6. Regular Meetings with the Directors of Plans

1 Jan 1953

TOP SECRET important that the Departments concerned should overhaul the methods they used for the rapid production of intelligence estimates so that the significance of information obtained became apparent with the minimum delay. The closest possible liaison with the Americans should be maintained to this end. There was general agreement with these proposals. THE COMMITTEE:(1) (2) (3) (5) (6) ≠ ø Agreed that in the West there was no indication of Soviet aggression and no significant change in policy or propaganda.
china politics economy egypt sudan poland saudi arabia azerbaijan germany strategy air power communism diplomacy foreign policy ideology industry international relations israel netherlands propaganda great britain soviet union korea cold war arab world iranian politics contingency planning cairo mobilisation defence east germany military operations eastern bloc military intelligence military supplies security service political intelligence soviet foreign policy iron curtain soviet satellite states airfields weapons production persia ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office war preparations british intelligence organisation intelligence organization intelligence channels intelligence distribution joint planning staff joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe patrick reilly threat of war with the ussr guy liddell john sinclair occupied germany operations planning kenneth strong war materials industrial intelligence german army military strength anglo-egyptian relations invasion threat predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength military situation reports francis fressanges eric searight arthur shortt anti-british feeling soviet air force surprise attacks anthony buzzard
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Azerbaijan China East Germany Egypt Germany Great Britain Israel Korea Netherlands Persia Poland Saudi Arabia Soviet Union Sudan
Document Reference
CAB 159/13/4
Document Types
Summary Report
File Reference
CAB 159/13
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0013.004
Keywords
Soviet Satellite States Soviet Foreign Policy Military Intelligence Military Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Contingency Planning War Preparations Eastern Bloc Iron Curtain Communism Air Power Soviet Air Force Propaganda Foreign Policy Military Situation Reports Military Operations Strategy Defence Threat Of War With The Ussr Surprise Attacks Mobilisation Invasion Threat Operations Planning British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Channels Intelligence Distribution Occupied Germany German Army Political Intelligence Industrial Intelligence Industry Economy Ideology Weapons Production Military Supplies War Materials Airfields Anglo-egyptian Relations Diplomacy Arab World Anti-british Feeling Cairo Politics Iranian Politics
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
11
Persons Discussed
Anthony Buzzard Francis Fressanges Guy Liddell Patrick Reilly Eric Searight Arthur Shortt Percy Sillitoe John Sinclair Kenneth Strong
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 1-70
Themes
Intelligence Organization Military Intelligence International Relations

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