A file containing a report outlining British government plans for colonial defence, and memoranda debating the conclusions of the report. Subjects discussed in the document include the estimated size of the forces needed to defend each colony; the overall cost of organising these, and the extent to which the colonies could contribute to this; the need to defend against both internal and external threats; the perceived danger of communist subversion, as was happening in Malaya; and a list of the forces to be raised in each colony.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Antigua Argentina Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Guiana British Honduras British Somaliland Brunei China Cyprus Falkland Islands Federation of Malaya Fiji Gambia Gibraltar Gold Coast Guatemala Guiana Honduras India Jamaica Kenya Malaya Malta Mauritius Montserrat New Zealand Nigeria Northern Rhodesia Nyasaland Rhodesia Russia Saint Kitts Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Somaliland Soviet Union Spain Trinidad Uganda United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela Wales
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/536/2
- Document Types
- Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/536
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0536.002
- Keywords
- Imperial Defence Colonial Troops Finances Security Police Subversion Communism
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Ministry of Defence United Nations Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 37
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence
