'C', Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS): Sir William Wiseman

A file of correspondence and memoranda principally concerned with the organisation of British propaganda efforts in the United States of America. Topics of discussion include recommendations by Sir William Wiseman for British propaganda in America, including a list of prominent authors such as Noel Coward who could be made use of; the need for a special organisation for propaganda in the USA; American public opinion; the necessity of studying German propaganda directed towards the USA; correspondence about the suitability of Wiseman for employment by the British government; the financial cost of propaganda; and British diplomatic officials in the USA. The file also contains a discussion of communication with an agent in Switzerland via postcard.