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Rumours of a Military Nature Intended to Mystify or Mislead the Enemy. Note by Secy.

1 Jul 1940

Serial Submitted No. Suggestions by Remarks of I.S.S.B. 5. "That recently 50 rats infected with plagues, with which the Through We have no comment. Germans were experimenting, with the idea of dropping them on small parachutes on Great Britain, have completely disM.I.5. appeared. The episode was, however, hushed up as the population in surrounding districts would have been terrified." 6. "Ten German airmen baled out of their planes over England and Through We are not enamoured, of this were interned.
france greece germany censorship biological warfare italy propaganda psychological warfare great britain england second world war bombing deception security service nazi germany joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff nazi-occupied europe inter-services security board german-italian relations rumours treachery c edwards
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
England France Germany Great Britain Greece Italy Nazi Germany
Document Reference
CAB 81/98/194
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/98
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0098.194
Keywords
Rumours Propaganda Deception Nazi-occupied Europe German-italian Relations Bombing Treachery Biological Warfare
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Security Service Inter-Services Security Board
Pages
3
Persons Discussed
C Edwards
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. July - November 1940. Papers Numbers. JIC 195-394. Volume VIII
Themes
Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare

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