A file of correspondence and reports discussing the drafting of a statement to be delivered in parliament on the reasons for Rudolf Hess' arrival in Britain in May 1941. The documents in this file discuss how best to exploit Hess’ mission for propaganda purposes, noting the impact of rumours of Hess’ peace proposal on British, European, and American public opinion towards the war. Also considered is the possibility of tricking Hess into broadcasting his peace proposals to Germany under the guise of making an appeal to the British public, as part of a wider propaganda programme to suggest that Hess had lost faith in Germany’s ability to win the war and to suggest that the Nazi party was riven by factionalism.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- England France Germany Great Britain Ireland Nazi Germany Russia Scotland South-West Africa United States of America
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/7/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/7
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0007.002
- Keywords
- Censorship Press Reports Public Opinion Publications Release Of Information Medical Records Hess' Mental Condition Propaganda Peace Proposals American Neutrality Subversion Broadcast Services German Propaganda Nazi Ideology Nazi Leadership Nazi Party Nazi-occupied Europe Wireless Communications German Foreign Policy German War Aims German-soviet Relations Vichy Regime Public Statements Anglo-american Relations
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Geheime Staatspolizei Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 45
- Persons Discussed
- Hermann Göring Rudolf Hess Adolf Hitler Phillipe Pétain Joachim von Ribbentrop Franklin Delano Roosevelt Orme Sargent
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare
