Polityka zagraniczna Związku Radzieckiego w świetle pierwszego raportu amerykańskiego Połączonego Komitetu Wywiadu (JIC 250/1)
The foreign policy of the Soviet Union in the light of the first report of the U.S. Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC 250/1)

Summary/Abstract: The main role of the Joint Intelligence Committee was to prepare intelligence reports for members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as for the “higher authorities.” The first comprehensive JIC report (JIC 250/1) concerning the USSR, entitled An Estimate of Soviet Post-war Capabilities and Intentions, was dated 31 January 1945. The report pointed to specific threats posed by the USSR. Chief among them were domination over the countries of Eastern Europe; the pursuit of influence at least equal to that of the United States and Great Britain in Germany, Japan, and China; the reactivation of the Marxist ideology of an inevitable conflict; the expansion of Soviet influence through the use of local communist parties, Red Army units, terror acts, and an extensive spy network. At the same time, it was noted that – due to the need for the country’s economic reconstruction – the Soviets would be determined to postpone an open conflict with the West for as long as possible.

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