ANNEX TOP SECRET ANNEX TO SECRETARY'S MINUTE 50/125 LIST OF TERRITORIES OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO THE WESTERN ALLIES IN THE COLD WAR We have been requested to prepare a list of territories whose loss by the Western Allies in peace would:(a) prejudice the ability of the Allies to fight a major war, and/or (b) constitute a major defeat in the Cold War. By this, we mean that we would be prepared to risk war as a result of any measures taken to divert a major defeat in the Cold War. Territories whose Loss would Prejudice the Ability of the Allies to Fight a Major War 2.
- Collection ID
- CAB158
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Burma China East Germany Egypt France Germany Greece India Indochina Iraq Israel Italy Japan Jordan Malaya Pakistan Persia Russia Siam Sicily Soviet Union Spain Turkey United Kingdom United States of America USSR Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- CAB 158/9/29
- Document Types
- Memorandum
- File Reference
- CAB 158/9
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab158.0009.029
- Keywords
- Soviet Foreign Policy Soviet Satellite States Western Bloc Alliances Allies Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Communism Fifth Columnists Subversion Political Dissent Soviet Agents Geographic Intelligence War Preparations
- Languages
- English
- Note
- The report requested in this document was withdrawn in June 1950.
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 7
- Persons Discussed
- John Gardiner
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- International Relations Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare
