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Preparations for Political Warfare in a Future Mobilisation

1 Apr 1949

A report covering preparations for the mobilisation of the Political Warfare Executive in the event of a future conflict. Amongst the subjects discussed in the reports are the regions in which the executive would operate, including the Soviet Union; its proposed activities, principally the collection of intelligence to assist propaganda, and the monitoring of Soviet broadcasts; arrangements for controlling agents in the field; the procedures for handling and processing intelligence once collected; and the personnel needed to properly staff each regional bureau.
pakistan singapore indonesia india china mongolia afghanistan turkey united kingdom france belgium iran egypt lebanon iraq syria albania bulgaria brunei hungary poland saudi arabia portugal luxembourg united states of america finland greece germany austria czechoslovakia north korea denmark malaya indochina israel italy transjordan burma netherlands norway propaganda romania spain sweden switzerland siam soviet union yugoslavia korea cold war surveillance personnel mobilisation intelligence gathering holland ministry of defence william hayter john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office intelligence organization ministry of economic warfare political warfare executive threat of war with the ussr permanent under-secretary's department political warfare intelligence mobilisation plans french indochina
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Afghanistan Albania Austria Belgium Brunei Bulgaria Burma China Czechoslovakia Denmark Egypt Finland France French Indochina Germany Greece Holland Hungary India Indochina Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Italy Korea Lebanon Luxembourg Malaya Mongolia Netherlands North Korea Norway Pakistan Poland Portugal Romania Saudi Arabia Siam Singapore Soviet Union Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Transjordan Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
Document Reference
FO 1093/386/2
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
FO 1093/386
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0386.002
Keywords
Mobilisation Political Warfare Intelligence Gathering Surveillance Propaganda Personnel Threat Of War With The Ussr
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Ministry of Defence Ministry of Economic Warfare Political Warfare Executive Intelligence Mobilisation Plans Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
Pages
15
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner William Hayter
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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