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Foreign Office and Secret Intelligence Service: General Correspondence

7 Sep 1943

A file of correspondence and memoranda concerning the organisation and funding of the Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) during and after the Second World War. Amongst the documents and topics discussed in this file are letters discussing various expense claims including the supply and cost of equipment for small-scale special operations; payments to army personnel seconded for intelligence training; funding for the expansion of the Ministry of Works station at St. Albans; arrangements for selling surplus scientific equipment to universities; the provision of funds out of the Secret Service funds for political officers in Syria and Lebanon; pensions for civilian staff; compensation for staff members injured in the course of their duty; a discussion of German currency transactions that may have been used to hide looted gold; and a draft copy of the Superannuation Bill.
india colombia panama peru turkey politics mexico france belgium brazil iran egypt lebanon chile uruguay iraq syria portugal training finland greece germany russia austria currencies czechoslovakia denmark finances italy netherlands norway pensions spain sweden switzerland great britain yugoslavia scotland england palestine surveillance second world war personnel equipment casualties secret intelligence service special operations diplomatic officials holland foreign office british intelligence organisation intelligence funding herbert brittain intelligence organization thomas bromley stewart menzies peter loxley
Collection ID
CAB301
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Austria Belgium Brazil Chile Colombia Czechoslovakia Denmark Egypt England Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Holland India Iran Iraq Italy Lebanon Mexico Netherlands Norway Palestine Panama Peru Portugal Russia Scotland Spain Sweden Switzerland Syria Turkey Uruguay Yugoslavia
Document Reference
CAB 301/47/2
Document Types
Correspondence Other
File Reference
CAB 301/47
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab301.0047.002
Keywords
Personnel British Intelligence Organisation Finances Equipment Special Operations Training Currencies Politics Pensions Casualties Diplomatic Officials Intelligence Funding
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Secret Intelligence Service
Pages
102
Persons Discussed
Herbert Brittain Thomas Bromley Peter Loxley Stewart Menzies
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Funding Intelligence Organization Surveillance

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