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Rumours of a Military Nature Intended to Mystyfy and Mislead the Enemy. Note by Secy.

1 Apr 1941

Serial No. Suggestions Submitted by Remarks of I.S.S.B. 2. GERMANY: (a) "There is a special secret hospital in one of the Hebrides P.I.D. No security objection Islands for British science students suffering from paralysis as a result of experiments on a new radium weapon. (b) "170 bomber pilots returning from England have been killed P.I.D. Not recommended because by their own barrage balloons during the last six weeks." of possible boomerang effect. (c) "A family of four people were found dead, just as they had P.I.D.
france iraq germany censorship interrogation ireland propaganda psychological warfare spain great britain england second world war casualties deception adolf hitler joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff nazi leadership secret weapons german u-boats inter-services security board vichy france josef stalin rumours high-explosive bombs stephen shoosmith hess' mental condition
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
England France Germany Great Britain Iraq Ireland Spain Vichy France
Document Reference
CAB 81/102/56
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/102
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0102.056
Keywords
Rumours Propaganda Deception Hess' Mental Condition Nazi Leadership Interrogation Casualties German U-boats Secret Weapons High-explosive Bombs
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Inter-Services Security Board
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler Stephen Shoosmith Josef Stalin
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. 22nd April - 10th June 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 164-250. Volume XII
Themes
Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare

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