A file of reports and correspondence concerning censorship and the interception of letters carried in diplomatic bags. Among the topics of discussion in this file are the hiring of staff for censorship in the Middle East, including letters questioning the reliability of a Professor Gerothwohl; correspondence discussing the interception and opening of the Spanish diplomatic bag; examples of Italian diplomatic telegrams recovered from the Spanish diplomatic bag, discussing a number of subjects including the possibility of a British invasion of Morocco; the monitoring of diplomatic communications, including of the Polish government in exile; and security breaches in British censorship organisations.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Chile Colombia Egypt France Germany Greece Iraq Italy Japan Luxembourg Morocco Panama Persia Portugal Spain Trinidad Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Venezuela Vichy France
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/143/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence Other Intelligence Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/143
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0143.002
- Keywords
- Censorship British Intelligence Organisation Personnel Security Diplomatic Officials Surveillance Postal Communications Diplomatic Signals Communications Interception Governments In Exile
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- British Security Coordination Foreign Office Geheime Staatspolizei Middle East Intelligence Centre Naval Intelligence Division Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Sicherheitsdienst Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 110
- Persons Discussed
- Alexander Cadogan John Godfrey Pierre Laval Peter Loxley Stewart Menzies Orme Sargent William Stephenson
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare Surveillance
