1. Arrangements for Periodical Meetings in the Event of War

Document Title	1. Arrangements for Periodical Meetings in the Event of War
Reference	CAB 56/1
Document Date	24 August 1939
Conflicts	Second World War
Themes	Intelligence Organisation and Administration
Regions	Not Defined
Countries	Not Defined
Document Type	Meeting Minutes
Organisations	Committee of Imperial Defence, Foreign Office, Industrial Intelligence Centre, Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee, Ministry of Economic Warfare
People	Andrew Barnard, Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt, John Godfrey, Ralph Skrine Stevenson

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Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee duties, British intelligence organisation, communications, contingency planning, war preparations, intelligence reports

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