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Evacuation of Germans in an Emergency

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.
united kingdom germany russia evacuation cold war personnel contingency planning ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner scientific experts british intelligence organisation intelligence organization stewart menzies percy sillitoe patrick reilly joint intelligence committee (germany)
Collection ID
CAB176
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Germany Russia United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 176/33/57
Document Types
Memorandum Correspondence
File Reference
CAB 176/33
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab176.0033.057
Keywords
Contingency Planning Evacuation British Intelligence Organisation Personnel Scientific Experts
Languages
English
Organizations
Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany)
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Stewart Menzies Patrick Reilly 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 Organization

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