The J I C's Warning Roll

The j i c reviewed its assessments of communist intentions since january 19 forty seven. The study concluded that 33 different assessments had either proved to be correct, or at least not yet proven to be incor. In comparison, only three had proved to be wrong. So what had gone wrong? This was an issue that the j i c frequently addressed in the late 19 forties and early 19 fifties. Once more, the review was very honest in its examination of the intelligence community's failings. Two factors were prevalent: our intelligence about communest intentions in the far east is even less adequate than our intelligence about the soviet union. And we do not yet understand the mind of the