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1. Chinese Communist Threat in the Far East and South-East Asia; 2. The Chinese Communists' Conception of their Ability to Engage in War with the United States; 3. Intelligence Brief for Western European Regional Planning Group

1 Jul 1950

SECRET intentions and capabilities which contained all available information on that subject. He therefore doubted whether any further report could usefully be written. He also pointed out that the experience gained by the Chinese during the Sino-Japanese hostilities 1937-1945 had been obtained prior to the Civil War and it was most probable that Chinese mentality had completely altered. Despite the complete lack of evidence on which to write it, a report by the Joint Intelligence Committee would be taken as their opinion so that there might be danger in the preparation of such a speculative appreciation.
china united kingdom psychology united states of america hong kong alliances colonies communism international relations manpower soviet union korea cold war contingency planning defence allies military intelligence military supplies empire chinese foreign policy security service ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office war preparations imperial defence intelligence organization stewart menzies intelligence channels intelligence services responsibilities intelligence reports joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe guy liddell intelligence requirements operations planning kenneth strong military strength invasion threat predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength chinese army soviet-chinese relations
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
China Korea Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 159/8/54
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/8
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0008.054
Keywords
Communism Chinese Foreign Policy Hong Kong Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Strength Military Intelligence Invasion Threat Contingency Planning War Preparations Soviet-chinese Relations Military Supplies Manpower Psychology Operations Planning Chinese Army Intelligence Requirements Intelligence Services Responsibilities Intelligence Channels Intelligence Reports Defence Allies Alliances
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies 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
International Relations Military Intelligence Intelligence Organization

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