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

1 Jun 1941

-2Submitted by Remarks of I,S.S.B. Serial Suggestions. No. 2 (f) You know Hitler himself has been writing the (contd.) O.K.W. communiques for the last fortnight. (g) (h) (h) (j) (k) The Staff are furious because they have always taken the line so far that telling the truth gives the best results. Five bombers were blown up last week in taking off for Russia. The new rocket apparatus to get planes quickly off bad airfields is very risky. The new morphine they are making out of poppies is very dangerous.
france libya germany russia censorship norway propaganda psychological warfare spain england second world war disease casualties deception adolf hitler operation barbarossa joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff counter-espionage commando raids inter-services security board invasion of the soviet union rumours stephen shoosmith
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
England France Germany Libya Norway Russia Spain
Document Reference
CAB 81/103/55
Document Types
Report Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/103
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0103.055
Keywords
Rumours Propaganda Deception Commando Raids Casualties Disease Operation Barbarossa Counter-espionage Invasion Of The Soviet Union
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Inter-Services Security Board
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Adolf Hitler Stephen Shoosmith
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet. Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee. Memoranda. June-August 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 251-327. Volume XIII
Themes
Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare

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