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The Russian Threat to Turkey Report by the J.I.C.

1 Sep 1945

however, by drawing on their forces in Roumania and Hungary, build up within a few weeks, sufficient strength for an attack across the Turkish frontier from Bulgaria, but such a concentration of force could not be concealed from the Allied Control Commissions in Roumania and Bulgaria. On the other hand a Russian build-up from the present estimated strength of twelve divisions in South Caucasia, in preparation for an attack across Turkey's Eastern Anatolian frontier, might not become known to us for some considerable time.
turkey iran bulgaria hungary russia air power diplomacy international relations military bases romania soviet union cold war military intelligence soviet foreign policy soviet satellite states diplomatic disputes military dispositions joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff threat of war with the ussr edmund rushbrooke military strength invasion threat predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence soviet-occupied europe assessing enemy strength red army troop movements thomas elmhirst francis de guingand soviet air force soviet-turkish relations soviet navy naval strength potsdam agreement
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Bulgaria Hungary Iran Romania Russia Soviet Union Turkey
Document Reference
CAB 81/131/11
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/131
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0131.011
Keywords
Threat Of War With The Ussr Invasion Threat Soviet-turkish Relations Troop Movements Red Army Military Dispositions Soviet Foreign Policy Soviet Satellite States Soviet-occupied Europe Military Bases Diplomatic Disputes Potsdam Agreement Diplomacy Soviet Air Force Military Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Naval Strength Soviet Navy Air Power Geographic Intelligence
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
Francis De Guingand Thomas Elmhirst Edmund Rushbrooke
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. September - December 1945. Papers Numbers. JIC 281-332. Volume XLI
Themes
International Relations Military Intelligence

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