War Cabinet, Ministry of Defence and Cabinet Office: Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee,...

CAB 176

1942-1957

This series contains secretariat minutes of the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee.

Secretariat minutes were used to pass information to members of the Committee. Some covered fairly mundane topics such as the dates and times of meetings or changes of contact details. Others covered substantive documents such as intelligence assessments that were to be noted or that were to be discussed at future meetings. Until the late 1950s (when discrete symbols and registry arrangements were introduced), Secretariat minutes were used to disseminate the reports of JIC sub-committees and working parties.

Chronological

The 'JIC(SEC)' symbol (eg JIC(67)(SEC)123) was introduced in January 1967. The previous referencing system employed the sequential number of the minute followed by the year as in JIC/123/63 or JIC 456/66.

Although the Joint Intelligence Committee became the Joint Intelligence Committee (A) effective 1 April 1968, the symbol 'JIC(SEC)' continued in use on the Secretariat minutes until the end of 1968.

Joint Intelligence Committee Secretariat files are in CAB 163

JIC (SEC)

Public Record(s)

English

63 volume(s)

Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated

From 1999 Cabinet Office

Topics

Intelligence

Armed Forces (General Administration)

1942-

Series is accruing

For the period October 1942 to December 1963 selected Secretariat minutes have been preserved; the selection represents a small proportion of the total. Those 1958 Secretariat minutes selected for preservation are wanting (CAB 176/64-67). From January 1964 virtually all Secretariat minutes have been preserved.