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20.500.12592/4vhh45

Retained by Department Under Section 3(4)

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 indonesia china united states of america australia censorship indochina new zealand vietnam cold war ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office stewart menzies intelligence operations percy sillitoe patrick reilly joint intelligence committee (far east) eric searight
Collection ID
CAB176
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Australia Cambodia China Indochina Indonesia Laos New Zealand Singapore United States of America Vietnam
Document Reference
CAB 176/33/49
Document Types
Other
File Reference
CAB 176/33
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab176.0033.049
Keywords
Censorship
Languages
English
Note
This doucment is retained by department under Section 3(4).
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Defence
Pages
7
Persons Discussed
Stewart Menzies Patrick Reilly Eric Searight 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
Intelligence Operations

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