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1. Fifth Column B.B.C. Security Measures Explained; 2. Home Security. Avoidance of Duplication:; 3. Evacuation from Towns on the South Coast:

1939

The B.B.C. Security Committee. Germans might put out false messages at night during the period when the D.B.C. was closed down. As regards this the public were to be warned of the time of the B.B.C. closed period, so that they should expect no announcements during this time. The method of doing this had not yet been worked out. Major demolitions of B.B.C. apparatus were not being prepared. In the case of the capture of B.B.C. transmission stations by the Germans minor demolitions would prevent their functioning for a few days.
united kingdom evacuation information sharing second world war contingency planning security service broadcast services sabotage joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office british domestic security british intelligence organisation victor cavendish-bentinck fifth columnists invasion threat john godfrey landing places c edwards
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 81/87/66
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 81/87
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0087.066
Keywords
Fifth Columnists Contingency Planning Information Sharing Broadcast Services Sabotage British Intelligence Organisation Invasion Threat Evacuation Landing Places
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Security Service
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck C Edwards John Godfrey
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Meetings. September 1939 - November 1940. Numbers 1-18 & (40) 1-70. Volume II
Themes
British Domestic Security

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