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Tripartite Intelligence Talks-Report of Sub-Committee

9 Nov 1951

A volume of secretariat 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. Secretariat minutes were used to pass documents such as JIC sub-committee and working party reports and intelligence assessments to JIC members. Subjects covered in this file include the potential scale of radioactive fallout from nuclear weapons; the danger of fifth columnists operating within Britain in the event of war with the Soviet Union; the military strength of Communist China; censorship and leakages of information in the press; the military situation in Korea; Indo-Pakistani relations; British policy to counter the Malayan insurgency; arrangements for the training of Russian-speaking personnel; liaison with American and French intelligence services; and the employment of aliens as cypher clerks.
cambodia singapore laos china france united states of america aircraft communism conferences malaya guerrilla warfare indochina information sharing shipping siam korea cold war military intelligence security service weapons trade naval operations ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee intelligence organization stewart menzies percy sillitoe american intelligence services military strength joint intelligence committee (far east) chinese army chinese air force french intelligence services
Collection ID
CAB176
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Cambodia China France Indochina Korea Laos Malaya Siam Singapore United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 176/33/21
Document Types
Memorandum Report
File Reference
CAB 176/33
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab176.0033.021
Keywords
Conferences Information Sharing French Intelligence Services American Intelligence Services Weapons Trade Shipping Naval Operations Military Strength Aircraft Chinese Air Force Communism Chinese Army Guerrilla Warfare
Languages
English
Organizations
Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Joint Intelligence Staff Security Service
Pages
13
Persons Discussed
Stewart Menzies Percy Sillitoe
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet, Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee, later Committee: Secretariat: Minutes (JIC(SEC)). Secretariat Minutes (1951) 2442-2855
Themes
Military Intelligence Intelligence Organization

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