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1. Exchange of Information with the French in the Far East; 2. Transmission of Classified Documents; 3. Security Classifications; 4. Card Indexing of Foreign Personalities; 5. Security of British Military Information; 6. Inter-Service Intelligence Mobilisation Plans - Far East; 7. Information Concerning Countries Outside the Western Union

1 Jan 1948

'X' 3. SECURITY CLASSIFICATIONS CONFIDENTIAL THE COMMITTEE considered a minute by the Secretary+ Informing them that the United States Secretary of Defence had recently approved revised definitions and lists of examples of security classifications which differed slightly from those agreed by the Combined Chiefs of Staff in 1944*. The Sub-Committee on Security had suggested that it should be recommended to the Inter-Departmental Committee on Security that a Working Party should be set up to consider the whole question of definitions and examples of security classifications in view of the changed conditions since they were agreed by the Combined Chiefs of Staff in 1944 and two points in particular, the divergence between the United States revised definitions of "Confidential" and "Restricted" and our own, and the difficulties caused by the use of the grading "Confidential" for both security and administrative purposes.
security united kingdom united states of america germany alliances armaments austria colonies communications information sharing politicians cold war surveillance personnel contingency planning mobilisation defence security clearance military intelligence military supplies empire security service secret intelligence service secrecy wireless communications weapons trade ministry of defence joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office war preparations british domestic security british intelligence organisation intelligence organization stewart menzies intelligence channels intelligence distribution joint planning staff joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe inter-services cooperation intelligence requirements occupied germany anglo-french relations classified documents joint intelligence committee (far east) thai armed forces
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Austria Germany United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 159/5/25
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/5
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0005.025
Keywords
Anglo-french Relations Information Sharing Intelligence Channels Colonies Empire Thai Armed Forces Weapons Trade Military Supplies Armaments Security Secrecy Classified Documents Communications Wireless Communications Security Clearance British Intelligence Organisation Politicians Intelligence Distribution Personnel Occupied Germany Military Intelligence Defence Inter-services Cooperation Mobilisation War Preparations Contingency Planning Intelligence Requirements Alliances
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Stewart Menzies Percy Sillitoe
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Central Intelligence Machinery: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Later Committee: Minutes (JIC Series). Joint Intelligence Committee. Meetings 1-64
Themes
Intelligence Organization British Domestic Security Surveillance

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