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The Likelihood of War with the Soviet Union and the Date by Which the Soviet Leaders Might Be Prepared to Risk It

1 Jan 1950

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF HIS BRITANNIC MAJESTY'S GOVERNMENT The circulation of this paper has been strictly limited. It is issued for the personal use of Copy No. 165 TOP SECRET Circulated for the consideration of the Chiefs of Staff J.I.C.(50) 7 (Final) 13th March, 1950 CHIEFS OF STAFF COMMITTEE JOINT INTELLIGENCE COMMITTEE THE LIKELIHOOD OF WAR WITH THE SOVIET UNION AND THE DATE BY WHICH THE SOVIET LEADERS MIGHT BE PREPARED TO RISK IT Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee We have reviewed the likelihood of war with the Soviet Union and the date when the Soviet leaders may possibly be prepared to risk a major war.
ukraine united kingdom politics france economy poland united states of america canada germany communism ideology italy soviet union cold war contingency planning defence military intelligence subversion soviet foreign policy soviet satellite states ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff war preparations atomic warfare patrick reilly threat of war with the ussr kenneth strong war materials predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength arthur shortt neill ogilvie-forbes anti-aircraft defence soviet air force soviet navy soviet army
Collection ID
CAB158
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Canada France Germany Italy Poland Soviet Union Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 158/9/9
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 158/9
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab158.0009.009
Keywords
Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Assessing Enemy Strength War Preparations War Materials Soviet Army Atomic Warfare Politics Economy Ideology Communism Threat Of War With The Ussr Soviet Navy Soviet Air Force Subversion Military Intelligence Defence Soviet Foreign Policy Soviet Satellite States Anti-aircraft Defence
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
17
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Neill Ogilvie-Forbes 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

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