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1. The Threat Offered by Titoism to Soviet Control of the Communist Movement; 2. The Scale of Fifth Column Activity to Be Expected in the Event of War with the Soviet Union Between Now and the End of 1952; 3. Passing of Information to S.H.A.P.E.; 4. The Threat to the Falkland Islands from the Argentine; 5. The Vulnerability of China to Blockade

1 Jan 1952

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; armistice negotiations and communist military dispositions in the Korean War; communist accusations that UN forces had used bacteriological weapons in North Korea; the progress of the First Indochina War; British intelligence organisation in the event of a major war; the provision of intelligence for NATO and Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE); information sharing with Sweden and Yugoslavia; political pressure for the reunification of Germany; the Anglo-Egyptian dispute over the Suez Canal zone; and tensions between Pakistan and India over Kashmir.
china argentina united kingdom falkland islands united states of america germany alliances communism information sharing international relations soviet union cold war contingency planning political dissent military operations eastern bloc military intelligence security service secret intelligence service political intelligence economic warfare sabotage soviet satellite states diplomatic disputes blockades ministry of defence joint intelligence staff joint intelligence sub-committee john gardiner chiefs of staff foreign office british intelligence organisation intelligence organization stewart menzies intelligence channels intelligence services responsibilities intelligence reports intelligence distribution joint intelligence bureau percy sillitoe patrick reilly threat of war with the ussr guy liddell fifth columnists intelligence requirements predicting enemy intentions josef stalin assessing enemy strength joint intelligence committee (germany) argentine foreign policy soviet-yugoslav relations anglo-argentine relations
Collection ID
CAB159
Conflict
Cold War
Countries
Argentina China Falkland Islands Germany Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 159/11/3
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 159/11
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab159.0011.003
Keywords
Communism Soviet-yugoslav Relations Soviet Satellite States Eastern Bloc Intelligence Reports Fifth Columnists Threat Of War With The Ussr Assessing Enemy Strength Predicting Enemy Intentions Political Dissent Sabotage Intelligence Requirements Information Sharing Intelligence Channels Intelligence Distribution Alliances Political Intelligence British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Services Responsibilities Anglo-argentine Relations Argentine Foreign Policy Diplomatic Disputes Contingency Planning Blockades Military Operations Economic Warfare
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany) Joint Intelligence Staff Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
7
Persons Discussed
John Gardiner Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Patrick Reilly Percy Sillitoe Josef Stalin
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 1-70
Themes
International Relations Military Intelligence Intelligence Organization

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