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1. Signatures on Reports by the Committee; 2. Release of Information on Soviet Aircraft Developments to Western Union; 3. Tass Monitoring Station in the United Kingdom; 4. German Civil Photographic Reconnaissance Agencies; 5. Military and Air Attache, China; 6. Intelligence Liaison with the Americans in the Far East; 7. Situation Reports on Korea; 8. Soviet Manoeuvres in the Black Sea; 9. Soviet Intentions and Capabilities - Long Term Appreciation; 10. Soviet Preparedness for War; 11.; 12. Visit to the United States and Canada by the Director of Military Intelligence; 13. Factual Paper on Korea

1 Jul 1950

A volume of meeting minutes of 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. The JIC members discussed a vast range of international and domestic issues in their meetings. In this file, subjects documented include indications of Soviet preparedness for war; precautions against sabotage and clandestine use of atomic weapons in the UK; travel restrictions imposed on service attachés in the UK; the Soviet Bloc and China; the progress of the Korean War; the threat of communist China to Southeast Asia; relations between China and the Soviet Union; arrangements for information sharing between NATO members; British relations with Israel; the encouragement and exploitation of Soviet defectors; and the employment of German scientists by British intelligence.
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Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Canada China Formosa Korea Malaya North Korea Persia Siam Singapore South Korea Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 159/8/3
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/8
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0008.003
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Reports Release Of Information Aircraft Information Sharing Weapons Development Treaties Allies Alliances Intelligence Distribution Military Intelligence Air Power Secrecy Security Technology Communications Press Reports Communications Interception Wireless Communications Anglo-soviet Relations Civil Aviation Photographic Reconnaissance Aerial Reconnaissance Mapping Geographic Intelligence Topographical Intelligence Industry Occupied Germany Intelligence Gathering Attachés Anglo-chinese Relations Diplomatic Officials Consular Intelligence Sources Intelligence Channels Foreign Policy Anglo-american Relations American Intelligence Services Liaison Invasion Threat Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Situation Reports Military Operations Military Exercises Soviet Foreign Policy Threat Of War With The Ussr Contingency Planning Assessing Enemy Strength Military Strength Intelligence Requirements War Preparations Mobilisation Diplomatic Missions Climate Hong Kong Colonies Empire Imperial Defence
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Far East) Joint Intelligence Committee (Washington) Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Naval Intelligence Division Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
10
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Paul Gleadell Bernard Montgomery Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly Arthur Shortt Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong
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 69-138
Themes
Intelligence Organization Military Intelligence International Relations

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