1. Attendance at Social Functions by Service Attaches in Sweden; 2. Situation in Egypt; 3. Operation "Mincemeat"; 4. Soviet Preparedness for War; 5. Soviet Intentions and Capabilities; 6. Statement by the Chairman on His Recent Tour

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1. Attendance at Social Functions by Service Attaches in Sweden; 2. Situation in Egypt; 3. Operation "Mincemeat"; 4. Soviet Preparedness for War; 5. Soviet Intentions and Capabilities; 6. Statement by the Chairman on His Recent Tour

1 Jul 1950

3. OPERATION "MINCEMEAT". CONFIDENTIAL THE COMMITTEE had a discussion in connection with Operation "MINCEMEAT", a record of which has been circulated separately as a Confidential Annex. 4. SOVIET PREPAREDNESS FOR WAR. TOP SECRET (Previous Reference: J.I.C.(50) 124th Meeting, Minute 3) THE COMMITTEE had their weekly discussion on Soviet preparedness for aggressive action and took note of a telegram+ from the Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany), on the subject. MAJOR-GENERAL STRONG referred to statements made to him by Germans concerning the possible aggressive use of the Bereitschaften by the Soviet Union.
united kingdom politics egypt united states of america canada germany communism diplomacy entertainment foreign policy ideology information sharing international relations propaganda sweden treaties soviet union cold war surveillance arab world contingency planning mobilisation military intelligence security service intelligence gathering political intelligence coup d’état diplomatic officials public statements attachés indoctrination ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office war preparations intelligence reports joint planning staff joint intelligence bureau consular intelligence sources percy sillitoe patrick reilly threat of war with the ussr joint intelligence committee (middle east) american intelligence services intelligence requirements kenneth strong german army military strength anglo-egyptian relations predicting enemy intentions assessing enemy strength joint intelligence committee (washington) british citizens abroad joint intelligence committee (germany) arthur shortt neill ogilvie-forbes
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Canada Egypt Germany Soviet Union Sweden United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 159/8/61
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/8
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0008.061
Keywords
Attachés Consular Intelligence Sources Diplomatic Officials Entertainment Anglo-egyptian Relations Arab World Contingency Planning Political Intelligence Politics Coup D’état Treaties Diplomacy British Citizens Abroad Foreign Policy Intelligence Reports Intelligence Requirements War Preparations Mobilisation Threat Of War With The Ussr Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Intelligence Military Strength German Army Communism Ideology Indoctrination Public Statements Propaganda American Intelligence Services Information Sharing Intelligence Gathering
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany) Joint Intelligence Committee (Middle East) Joint Intelligence Committee (Washington) Joint Intelligence Staff Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner 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
International Relations Military Intelligence Surveillance

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