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The Chinese Communist Threat to the Far East & S.E. Asia on 25.4.50

1 Jan 1950

A volume of reports commissioned for the Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC). The JIC was formed of representatives from the intelligence services, the armed services, and the Foreign Office. Its purpose was to assess military, security, and foreign policy requirements and coordinate Britain's intelligence organisations accordingly. A vast range of international and domestic issues are investigated and analysed in the JIC's reports. Subjects documented in this file include the military strength and preparedness for war of the Soviet Union and its satellites; assessments of the possible courses of action that the Soviet Union might take in different areas, including against Yugoslavia and in East Germany; the possibility of a clandestine use of atomic weapons in the United Kingdom; communist influence in different regions of the world, including South Asia, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East; and the Chinese invasion of Tibet.
nepal cambodia singapore laos indonesia india china security trade united kingdom france brazil japan poland portugal united states of america hong kong venezuela germany united nations russia resources air power censorship colonies communism czechoslovakia north korea malaya indochina burma propaganda psychological warfare south korea siam great britain soviet union vietnam yugoslavia korea cold war people's republic of china contingency planning defence political dissent military operations partisans french armed forces republic of china formosa military intelligence military supplies empire diplomatic missions subversion political intelligence soviet foreign policy diplomatic officials military organisation ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff commonwealth relations office foreign office war preparations imperial defence colonial independence movements lawrence pendred patrick reilly kenneth strong war materials military strength predicting enemy intentions geographic intelligence assessing enemy strength diplomatic intelligence joint intelligence committee (far east) valentine boucher arthur shortt neill ogilvie-forbes soviet air force naval strength chinese army chinese air force soviet-chinese relations chinese civil war first indochina war invasion of tibet chinese navy
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Brazil Burma Cambodia China Czechoslovakia Formosa France Germany Great Britain India Indochina Indonesia Japan Korea Laos Malaya Nepal North Korea People's Republic of China Poland Portugal Republic of China Russia Siam Singapore South Korea Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela Vietnam Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 158/9/3
Document Types
Report Memorandum Map
File Reference
CAB 158/9
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0009.003
Keywords
Communism Chinese Civil War Hong Kong Security Colonies Imperial Defence Empire Subversion Political Dissent Predicting Enemy Intentions Contingency Planning Assessing Enemy Strength Military Strength Chinese Army Chinese Navy Chinese Air Force Trade Diplomatic Officials Defence Partisans Political Intelligence Geographic Intelligence Naval Strength Air Power Soviet-chinese Relations Resources Diplomatic Intelligence Soviet Foreign Policy Diplomatic Missions Military Supplies War Materials Soviet Air Force War Preparations Colonial Independence Movements Military Organisation First Indochina War French Armed Forces Invasion Of Tibet Military Operations Propaganda
Languages
English
Note
This document consists of a series of reports made throughout 1950 and 1951.
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Commonwealth Relations Office Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence United Nations Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
89
Persons Discussed
Valentine Boucher John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Lawrence Pendred Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Kenneth Strong
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Memoranda (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee: Memoranda 1-30
Themes
Military Intelligence Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare

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