Reoccupation of Tripolitania by the Italians. Report by the Joint Intelligence Committee

A volume of reports commissioned for 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. A vast range of international and domestic issues are investigated and analysed in the JIC's reports. Subjects covered in this file include Soviet military strength and dispositions; possible indications of Soviet preparations for war; the possible scale of air attack on the United Kingdom in a future war; the dispute between Yugoslavia and the Cominform; Soviet development of guided missiles; the spread of communist influence in East Asia; the release of documents relating to operations in the Second World War; British intelligence organisation in the Middle East and East Asia; aerial photographic reconnaissance in the Middle East; and Israel’s intentions regarding its future borders.