tending 3. to show that an invasion was being prepared. Should the Sub-Section conclude that an invasion was imminent, it would be their duty to report the fact at once with their arguments, to the Central Executive Authority necessary for taking action. Concrete information coming into possession of Service Intelligence Branches tending to show that an invasion had actually started would be passed by them direct to all the necessary executive authorities. THE SUB-COMMITTEE (a) instructed the Secretary to make these facts clear in the memorandum; (b) to approve the memorandum as amended above, (c) instructed the Secretary to forward the amended memorandum to the Chiefs of Staff for information (d) noted that action under paragraph 6 of the memorandum had already been taken.
- Collection ID
- CAB81
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Germany
- Document Reference
- CAB 81/87/57
- Document Types
- Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 81/87
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab81.0087.057
- Keywords
- British Intelligence Organisation Recruitment Personnel Aliens Intelligence Requirements Invasion Threat Intelligence Gathering Contingency Planning Disguise Topographical Intelligence Fifth Columnists
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Middle East Intelligence Centre
- Pages
- 4
- Persons Discussed
- Victor Cavendish-Bentinck C Edwards Vernon Kell
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Organization British Domestic Security Surveillance