Minutes of the thirty-eighth Meeting of the sub-committee, held in the Secretary's Room, Great George Street, S.W.1. on Tuesday 27th July, 1943 at 10.15 am

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Minutes of the thirty-eighth Meeting of the sub-committee, held in the Secretary's Room, Great George Street, S.W.1. on Tuesday 27th July, 1943 at 10.15 am

the only object of their assignment to India was the collation and evaluation of economic Intelligence about Japan and Japanese-occupied territories, and that it was their intention to carry out this work in co-operation with the British economic Intelligence authorities: (d) The Sub-Committee were informed that there was danger lest the numbers of the American Officials sent to India to carry out the activities under discussion should become unduly large. For example, it was understood that the Americans intended to send no less than 1,200 officials for this purpose to the United Kingdom. It was, therefore, desirable that in the telegram the Sub-Committee sent to India, a warning on this point should be given: (e) At present General MacArthur did not invite British co-operation on a joint basis in the Intelligence field in the Pacific. It was in fact of considerably more importance to us to be enabled to co-operate in the Pacific field than it was for the Americans to be brought into a joint Intelligence organisation in India. The proposed new South-East Asia Command and the existing South-West Pacific area were contiguous and it was highly desirable, for example, that there should be co-ordination between the Intelligence publications in use in General MacArthur's Command, in India and in the United Kingdom: (f) It was; however, undesirable at this stage to attempt to bargain facilities for the Americans in India against facilities for the British in General MacArthur's area. That would only lead to delay. On the other hand, the position in General MacArthur's Command might well be used as an additional argument in support of the British viewpoint on American requirements in India: (g) Consideration should be given to the problems arising as regards Intelligence provided by the Dutch. At present there were three Dutch Intelligence channels concerned. There was the Dutch Independent Intelligence organisation. There was the Dutch Intelligence under the control of General MacArthur. There was the Dutch Intelligence under the control of, or acting on behalf of, the Office of Strategic Services. THE SUB-COMMITTEE:- (i) Agreed that the revised draft Memorandum prepared by the Director of Military Intelligence for submission to the Chiefs of Staff on American Intelligence and cognate activities in India should be considered at their first meeting held after a reply had been received from India to the telegram referred to in (a) above: -2-
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Document Reference
CAB 81/91/4
File Reference
CAB 81/91
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0091.040
Keywords
American Intelligence Services Assessing Enemy Strength Casualties Manpower Topographical Intelligence
Pages
6
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee: Minutes (JIC Series).
Themes
Military Intelligence and Operations Intelligence Organisation and Administration