A file of documents on Rudolf Hess' imprisonment in Britain during the second half of 1942. Documents in the file include plans to move Hess to new accommodation; a letter of complaint from Hess to the British Government about the noisiness of his new accommodation; and essays written by Hess on German grievances after the First World War, Nazi international policy, and the need for an Anglo-German rapprochement to counter the Bolshevik threat. The file also contains a number of medical and psychiatric reports commenting on Hess' fluctuating mental state, as well as a report on Hess' state of mind based on his personal correspondence since his arrival in May 1941.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Austria Austria-Hungary Belgium Czechoslovakia Denmark Egypt England France Germany Great Britain Holland Hungary India Ireland Italy Japan Netherlands Nigeria Norway Poland Romania Russia Scotland Soviet Union Sweden Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America Wales
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/15/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence Report Summary
- File Reference
- FO 1093/15
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0015.002
- Keywords
- Prisoners Of War Vetting Of Prisoner Correspondence Personal Correspondence Postal Communications Censorship Medical Records Hess' Mental Condition Food Supplies Invasion Of The Soviet Union German War Aims Finances Security Battle Of Stalingrad Peace Proposals Post-war Planning Communism Alliances German U-boats Military Objectives Economic Warfare Blockades Battle Of The Atlantic Anglo-german Relations German Strategy Psychology Diplomatic Disputes Nazi Ideology Diplomatic Officials
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department International Red Cross Security Service
- Pages
- 202
- Persons Discussed
- Alexander Cadogan Anthony Eden Frank Foley Hermann Göring Rudolf Hess Adolf Hitler Guy Liddell Peter Loxley Benito Mussolini Franklin Delano Roosevelt Josef Stalin
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Surveillance