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1. Press Publication Affecting Allied Strategy; 2. The Axis Planning Section; 3. Departure of Hungarian Legation from United Kingdom

1940

MR. RADCLIFFE replied that he would not stop publication because the statement would not be submitted to him before publication. THE CHAIRMAN said that he did not understand why a member of the public should be prosecuted for spreading alarm and despondency whereas no action would be taken against the Press acting in a similar manner. AIR VICE-MARSHAL MEDHURST expressed his fear that if no machinery existed to deal with present cases there would be a grave danger of a recurrence of such cases he considered there ought to be more control over editors.
security turkey united kingdom strategy censorship second world war military intelligence security service diplomatic missions joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff foreign office british intelligence organisation intelligence organization ministry of economic warfare victor cavendish-bentinck geoffrey vickers operations planning press reports inter-services security board francis davidson axis planning section charles medhurst stephen shoosmith
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Turkey United Kingdom
Document Reference
CAB 81/88/20
Document Types
Summary
File Reference
CAB 81/88
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0088.020
Keywords
Press Reports Strategy Censorship Security Operations Planning British Intelligence Organisation Diplomatic Missions
Languages
English
Organizations
Axis Planning Section Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Ministry of Economic Warfare Security Service Inter-Services Security Board
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Francis Davidson Charles Medhurst Stephen Shoosmith Geoffrey Vickers
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Meetings. December 1940 - December 1941. Numbers (40) 71-75 & (41) 1-40. Volume III
Themes
Military Intelligence Intelligence Organization

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