TOP SECRET BRIGADIER BOUCHER suggested that the French objection was not so much to the survey as to the presence of the unit in addition to the visit of H.M.S. BELFAST to French Indo-China. In view of the importance of the survey and the fact that postponement would involve a delay of a year owing to climatic conditions, it would be unfortunate if the survey was not carried out on these grounds alone. MR. WATSON said that the state of information on French Indo-China was bad. Intelligence on beaches and airfields was lacking and the only maps existing of the area were very poor.
- Collection ID
- CAB159
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- China Germany Indochina
- Document Reference
- CAB 159/6/44
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 159/6
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab159.0006.044
- Keywords
- Hong Kong Colonies Empire Imperial Defence Chinese Civil War Chinese Foreign Policy Contingency Planning Predicting Enemy Intentions Military Intelligence Assessing Enemy Strength Invasion Threat Defence Technology Communications Communications Disruption Wireless Communications Photographic Reconnaissance Aerial Reconnaissance Mapping Geographic Intelligence Topographical Intelligence Attachés Consular Intelligence Sources Intelligence Channels Intelligence Gathering Diplomacy Foreign Policy Postal Communications Censorship Communications Interception
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Bureau Joint Intelligence Committee (Germany) Ministry of Defence Security Service Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Valentine Boucher John Gardiner Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Percy Sillitoe Kenneth Strong
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Military Intelligence Surveillance
