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1. Provision of Personnel for Counter-Intelligence Work in Malaya

1 Jan 1953

GUARD TOP SECRET GENERAL TEMPLER then said that the state of security in some of the Colonial Government Offices with which he dealt was deplorable, and he expressed the opinion that a very strong directive on security should be issued by the Colonial Office to all Colonial Governors. Finally he informed the Committee that the present state of efficiency of the intelligence organisation in Malaya was due primarily to the fact that all the intelligence agencies were working, so for as the coordination, if not the execution, of their work was concerned, under a single Director of Intelligence.
security politics guinea communism malaya ideology manpower recruitment siam cold war personnel counter-intelligence security service secret intelligence service secrecy intelligence gathering political intelligence leakage of information ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office former colonies british intelligence organisation intelligence organization intelligence channels intelligence services responsibilities percy sillitoe john sinclair intelligence requirements francis fressanges patrick dean eric searight charles carstairs
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Guinea Malaya Siam
Document Reference
CAB 159/13/54
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/13
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0013.054
Keywords
Personnel Manpower Former Colonies British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Services Responsibilities Intelligence Channels Counter-intelligence Communism Political Intelligence Ideology Politics Security Secrecy Intelligence Requirements Recruitment Leakage Of Information Intelligence Gathering
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Charles Carstairs Patrick Dean Francis Fressanges Eric Searight 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 1-70
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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