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Reports by Joint Intelligence Committee, (Far East)

1 Jan 1947

(c) It is unrealistic, in present circumstances, to assume that the U.S.A would not be allied with the British Commonwealth from the beginning of a war with Russia. (d) China and Japan, the two most important countries in the Far East, should have been discussed more fully. Korea should also have been considered. 4. Our general views are given below. China 5. The two papers appear to assume the break-up of China. It is however possible that the Nanking Government, or some other Central Government with a reduced sphere of authority with or without U.S.
pakistan indonesia india china united kingdom japan united states of america russia colonies communism malaya indochina international relations burma netherlands siam soviet union korea cold war contingency planning defence military intelligence soviet satellite states ministry of defence william hayter joint intelligence staff edward parry joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff war preparations imperial defence gerald templer kenneth strong predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength joint intelligence committee (far east) colonial troops
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Burma China India Indochina Indonesia Japan Korea Malaya Netherlands Pakistan Russia Siam Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 158/1/52
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 158/1
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0001.052
Keywords
Defence Imperial Defence Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength Colonies Colonial Troops Communism War Preparations Soviet Satellite States Contingency Planning
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
William Hayter Edward Parry Kenneth Strong Gerald Templer
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Chiefs of Staff. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. January - September 1947. Papers Numbers JIC. 1-50. Volume XLV
Themes
Military Intelligence International Relations

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