A file of documents on Rudolf Hess' imprisonment in Britain in 1944. The documents include a number of personal letters exchanged between Hess and his family which discuss family life and recent casualties on the Eastern Front, and intelligence précis of these letters. Also contained in the file are requests from Hess to be allowed convalescence leave in Switzerland due to his worsening health, and reports on Hess' mental condition that note his recent memory loss and consider whether any mention of this condition in Hess' personal correspondence should be supressed to prevent its use in German propaganda.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Egypt England Germany Great Britain Switzerland
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/17/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/17
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0017.002
- Keywords
- Prisoners Of War Vetting Of Prisoner Correspondence Postal Communications Diplomatic Officials Personal Correspondence Censorship Security Secrecy Hess' Mental Condition Medical Records Military Situation Reports Finances Equipment Food Supplies Casualties Home Front Propaganda German Propaganda
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department International Red Cross Political Warfare Executive
- Pages
- 199
- Persons Discussed
- Thomas Bromley Alexander Cadogan Rudolf Hess Adolf Hitler Peter Loxley
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Surveillance Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare
