"ملف 4/2 (a.1/50) دعاية مركز استخبارات الشرق الأوسط" [و‎‎١‎٧] (٥٤/٣٥)

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1 lie Political Sub Committee of the Middle ijaatam War
Council, at its meeting on 31st .arch 43, approved in principl
the establishment of a "political iCitel-'igence Centre, Mioale
ast".
he main task of the Centre villi be to provide collatec
! a Ik an political and economic intelligence to th'e Services
and Departments concerned. It will assume such of the present
responsibilities and functions of .E.I.C. as ai-e considerea
still necessary. It vail continue to supply co-ordinated
political and general intelligence on the ..Iddle is&stern
countries based on collated intelligence x V iitiis L gq C j «>•
representatives in the l.iddle niast and oy C»I*C # ^ Iraq. ^ it
will also continue to supply general background information,
based on collated information received from all sources, to
those recipients formerly receiving such information from
» » X ♦ c«
2m xhe Political Intelligence Centre 1.1 .E* came into being
o 1 i.lay 1943. All information and correspondence formerly
adcressed to ..II.l.C. should now be addressed to P # I ,C.,
telegraphic address PICIL j I , i- J. deast.
3. (a) iiie Combined Intelligence Centre, Iraq, will remain
as at present. #
(b) security Intelligence, i .idcile nast, vrlll be indepen
dent of the political Ihtelli ence Centre,
(c) .he necessary portions of the present establishment
of .iS.I.C. vd.ll be incorporated in the Political
Intelligence Centre.
4, ilie above changes will affect the aunmaries at present
issued by .S .I .C., and there may be some interruption, xhe
issue of Summaries to cover the information described in
paragraph 1» above v/ill, however5 oe started as ear 1,7 a^
possible.
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for D .C.G.S.
MEIC
1 i. ay 43,
Do we send copies of our Intelligence 3immaries to^iiSIC?
If so, pl« note that they are to be sent in future to PiC,iiB,
ideast. Then return this as I want to send to
It Id. B.i.V/.
3.5.43