A file of reports, correspondence, and administrative documents relating to Rudolf Hess' imprisonment after his arrival in Britain in May 1941. The file contains reports on Hess' precarious mental state and his potential propaganda value, alongside a number of administrative documents recording staff visits to Hess and the cost of Hess' imprisonment in a location known by the codename "Camp Z". Topics covered in the file include Hess' paranoia and suicidal feelings, and measures taken to prevent Hess from harming himself after a suicide attempt in June 1941, as well as a draft government statement on Hess' motivations for coming to Britain.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Czechoslovakia England France Germany Great Britain Ireland Russia Scotland South-West Africa United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/8/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/8
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0008.002
- Keywords
- Prisoners Of War Vetting Of Prisoner Correspondence Postal Communications Surveillance Security Equipment Food Supplies Finances Personal Correspondence Military Organisation Public Statements American Neutrality Press Reports Propaganda Broadcast Services Nazi Ideology Nazi Leadership Nazi Party German Propaganda Subversion Intelligence Gathering Hess' Mental Condition Medical Records Political Intelligence Interrogation Peace Proposals
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department Geheime Staatspolizei Secret Intelligence Service Security Service
- Pages
- 236
- Persons Discussed
- Alexander Cadogan Anthony Eden Frank Foley Hermann Göring Rudolf Hess Adolf Hitler Peter Loxley Stewart Menzies Phillipe Pétain Joachim von Ribbentrop Franklin Delano Roosevelt
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Surveillance Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare
