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

1 Apr 1941

Serial No. Suggestions. Submitted by Remarks of I.S.S.B. 2 (Contd.) GERMANY: (e) "Twenty-three gliders came down in Crete with their entire P.I.D. No security objection. crews already shot dead." (f) "Cretan peasants poured petrol over a glider which had come P.I.D. Not recommended in view down with all its crew wounded and set light to them." of possible boomerang. (g) "Over 56,000 men were drowned in convoys attempting to P.I.D. No security objection. reach Crete from Greece." NOTE: Numbers 5-7 are of the usual 'horror' type and have an anti-invasion purpose.
france liberia libya gibraltar iceland united states of america finland greece germany russia censorship denmark propaganda psychological warfare spain england crete second world war casualties deception adolf hitler joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff hermann göring secret weapons charles de gaulle franklin delano roosevelt inter-services security board german strategy josef stalin rumours stephen shoosmith
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Crete Denmark England Finland France Germany Gibraltar Greece Iceland Liberia Libya Russia Spain United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 81/102/64
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/102
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0102.064
Keywords
Rumours Propaganda Deception Secret Weapons German Strategy Casualties
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Inter-Services Security Board
Pages
6
Persons Discussed
Charles de Gaulle Hermann Göring Adolf Hitler Franklin Delano Roosevelt 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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