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Portugal. Report

1 May 1940

Embassy, Consular and commercial staffs and to cultivate closer liaison generally with Portuguese officials. While this would have the advantage of using an existing Organisation it might have the effect of rendering His Majesty's Ambassdor"Persona non grata". (b) That a centre should be created under the guise of a new commercial firm. It is, however, considered that such a method would immediately arouse suspicion at the present time. (c) That a Centre should be grafted on to an existing Organisation.
portugal great britain madeira second world war personnel intelligence gathering joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff british intelligence organisation intelligence organization frederick beaumont-nesbitt victor cavendish-bentinck intelligence requirements john godfrey recruitment of agents
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Great Britain Madeira Portugal
Document Reference
CAB 81/97/4
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/97
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0097.004
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Gathering Intelligence Requirements Personnel Recruitment Of Agents
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Frederick Beaumont-Nesbitt Victor Cavendish-Bentinck John Godfrey
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. May - July 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 71-194. Volume VII
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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