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Effect of "Unconditional Surrender" Policy on German Morale Note by Sec.

1 Feb 1944

enslave and deport its people, and inflict all sorts of inhumane treatment on them. The formula, "unconditional surrender," lends itself to this type of propaganda use. The leaders of the United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union by concerted statements and otherwise have placed great stress on unconditional surrender and on the punishment of war criminals. But less stress has been placed on the intention of those governments to permit the generality of Germans after the war to live in a German State under conditions which will give them opportunities to lead a normal life, and no concerted statements on this aspect of the policy of "unconditional surrender" have been made by the leaders of all those countries.
united states of america germany united nations international relations great britain soviet union second world war joint intelligence sub-committee chiefs of staff edward king-salter surrender german propaganda german morale
Collection ID
CAB81
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Germany Great Britain Soviet Union United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 81/121/82
Document Types
Memorandum
File Reference
CAB 81/121
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab81.0121.082
Keywords
Surrender German Morale German Propaganda
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee United Nations
Pages
2
Persons Discussed
Edward King-Salter
Published in
United Kingdom
Series
War Cabinet Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Memoranda. February - April 1944. Papers Numbers. JIC 71-150. Volume XXXI
Themes
International Relations

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