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1. Meeting with Commissioner General for South-East Asia; 2. Threat to Info-China; 3. Soviet Preparedness for War; 4. Use of Certain Weapons; 5. Invasion of the United Kingdom; 6. Intelligence for the Southern European/Western Mediterranean Regional Planning Group

1 Jul 1950

4. USE OF CERTAIN WEAPONS. TOP SECRET (Previous Reference: J.I.C.(50) 97th Meeting, Minute 6). THE COMMITTEE had before them a minute+ by the Secretary covering a reportby the Joint Intelligence Bureau on the Strategic Target Systems in the Soviet Union (1950). In discussion, it was recalled that the Chiefs of Staff, when consideringø the Committee's report* on the Use of Atomic Bombs in a War against the Soviet Union, had instructed them to prepare a further report examining the best method of using the atomic bomb against the Soviet Union; as opposed to the restricted study in the previous report.
china united kingdom united states of america strategy resources air power armaments colonies indochina industry information sharing shipping soviet union oil cold war contingency planning mobilisation defence military intelligence empire security service french army ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office war preparations imperial defence atomic warfare intelligence organization stewart menzies intelligence channels intelligence services responsibilities intelligence reports intelligence distribution joint planning staff joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe patrick reilly threat of war with the ussr guy liddell intelligence requirements war materials military strength invasion threat predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength military situation reports neill ogilvie-forbes military objectives soviet air force first indochina war
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
China Indochina Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 159/8/43
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/8
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0008.043
Keywords
First Indochina War Invasion Threat French Army Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Military Intelligence Military Situation Reports War Preparations Mobilisation Threat Of War With The Ussr Contingency Planning Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Strength War Materials Armaments Atomic Warfare Military Objectives Oil Resources Industry Defence Air Power Soviet Air Force Strategy Intelligence Reports Intelligence Requirements Shipping Intelligence Channels Intelligence Distribution Information Sharing Intelligence Services Responsibilities
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Neill Ogilvie-Forbes Patrick Reilly 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 69-138
Themes
Military Intelligence Intelligence Organization

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