LIKELIHOOD OF WORLD WAR III

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00457R005600440012-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 1
• Document Creation Date: November 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 21, 1999
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: August 24, 1950
• Content Type: REPORT

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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY DEPORT NO,
INFORMATION RE R.T CD NO.
COUNTRY India
SUBJECT Likelihood of World War III
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ACQUIRED India, Calcutta
DATE OF
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8 August 1950
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THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
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1. During the Leftist Unity Conference in New Delhi 8 August 1950 the TASS
representative was heard telling Sisir Roy, head of the Bolshevik Party
of India, that the USSR wants peace but will be forced into war by the
US within the next few morths. To meet this crisis, all leftist groups
must unites
2. Throu,;h information from Manipur and Burma, Sormath Lahiri and Biswanath
Mukherjee still expect an emeraeniay situation to arise at the end of
September or in October. Concerted activity will take place in Indo-
china, Burma, border areas of northeast India and Fast Pakistan, and
possibly Tibeto
This document is hereby regraded to
CONFIDENTIAL in accordance with the
letter of 16 October 1978 from the
Director of Central Intelligence to the
Archivist of the United States.
CLASSIFICATION COr. IOITIAL/CONTROL - U.S
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