A report written in 1974 describing the formation, functions, and activities of the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee (JIC) from its formation in 1936 to the outbreak of the Second World War. The report describes the composition of the original JIC, defining its duties and describing the personnel appointed to the JIC. The report proceeds to describe the activities of the JIC between 1936 and 1939, in particular the JIC's responses to the Italian invasion of Ethiopia, the Second Sino-Japanese War, the Spanish Civil War, and Hitler’s aggressive foreign policy in central Europe. The report concludes that while the JIC conducted intelligence assessments, its impact on policy making before the Second World War was marginal.
- Collection ID
- CAB56
- Conflict
- Spanish Civil War
- Countries
- Austria China Denmark Egypt Ethiopia France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Italy Japan Malta Morocco Netherlands New Zealand Palestine Poland Romania Singapore Soviet Union Spain Turkey United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 56/7/2
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- CAB 56/7
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab56.0007.002
- Keywords
- British Intelligence Organisation Joint Intelligence Sub-committee Duties Intelligence Services Responsibilities Inter-services Cooperation War Preparations Bombing Defence Air Warfare Appeasement Foreign Policy Armaments
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Committee of Imperial Defence Chiefs of Staff Deputy Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Industrial Intelligence Centre Inter-Service Intelligence Committee Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Planning Committee Joint Planning Staff Middle East Intelligence Centre Security Service Situation Report Centre Strategical Appreciation Committee
- Pages
- 23
- Persons Discussed
- Andrew Barnard Arthur Cornwall-Jones Maurice Hankey Leslie Hollis
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Organization Surveillance
