A file of letters and memoranda from the papers of Sir Vincent Caillard, Financial Director of Vickers Ltd, recording the activities of the arms dealer Basil Zaharoff on behalf of Britain. Documents include a letter giving details of Zaharoff’s financial negotiations in America; a note to the Prime Minister, H.H. Asquith, about financing Zaharoff; and an exchange of telegrams and letters about the transfer of money from the government to Zaharoff for the purpose of financing the election of the Greek Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizélos.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Other
- Countries
- England France
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/51/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence
- File Reference
- FO 1093/51
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0051.002
- Keywords
- Finances Politics
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 41
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Funding Intelligence Operations
