A file of reports, correspondence, meeting minutes and memoranda generated by the Hollis Committee concerning the organisation of deception measures in the post-Second World War period. Topics of discussion in this file include the reactivation of the war-time London Controlling Station; the necessity for deception measures in peace-time; current deception policy and Cold War deception objectives, such as giving the Soviets an inflated idea of the strength of Britain's armed forces; staffing and personnel for deception operations; governmental control and responsibility for deception measures; and liaison with the civil service.
- Collection ID
- CAB301
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Cyprus Egypt France Germany Great Britain Italy Lebanon Pakistan Russia South Africa Soviet Union United Kingdom United States of America
- Document Reference
- CAB 301/15/2
- Document Types
- Report Memorandum Summary
- File Reference
- CAB 301/15
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab301.0015.002
- Keywords
- Deception British Intelligence Organisation Post-war Planning Personnel Liaison Special Operations Threat Of War With The Ussr Communism War Preparations Security
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Intelligence Committee (Middle East) Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Secret Intelligence Service Security Service
- Pages
- 156
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Norman Brook William Hayter Leslie Hollis Roger Hollis Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Bernard Montgomery Patrick Reilly Percy Sillitoe Gerald Templer
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Operations Intelligence Organization Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare
