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

1 Aug 1941

Serial No. Suggestions. Submitted by Remarks by I.S.S.B. A B C (contd) GERMANY. FRANCE. (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (1) (2) (1) A man who knew Col. Lawrence in Egypt in the last war swears that he saw him in Bethune two days before the last R.A.F. raid. He said his hair had gone quite white. Col. Lawrence is head of the British Secret Service. He knew there was war coming and himself suggested that he should be "killed" in an accident. The British have already got one of the HE 177s. A Secret Service man disguised as a mechanic flew it over.
france egypt germany russia censorship propaganda psychological warfare england second world war agents deception joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff nazi-occupied europe geheime staatspolizei inter-services security board rumours stephen shoosmith
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt England France Germany Russia
Document Reference
CAB 81/104/14
Document Types
Report
File Reference
CAB 81/104
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0104.014
Keywords
Rumours Propaganda Deception Agents Nazi-occupied Europe
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Inter-Services Security Board
Pages
4
Persons Discussed
Stephen Shoosmith
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. August - October 1941. Papers Numbers. JIC 328-405. Volume XIV
Themes
Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare

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