A miscellaneous file of reports and correspondence relating to minor diplomatic problems faced by the Foreign Office during the Second World War. These include communications from the sister of Queen Mary in Belgium; the prosecution of former Foreign Secretary Lord Curzon’s widow for debt; a debate over which side to support when the previously-divorced wife of the Brazilian ambassador was denied recognition by the Spanish government; the unreliability of members of the Anglo-Polish Reconstruction Company, including the brother of Sir Samuel Hoare; an adultery scandal with potential implications for Anglo-American relations; and a discussion about the circulation of papers and the potential for leakage of information.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Belgium Brazil Great Britain Peru Poland Spain United States of America
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/180/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence
- File Reference
- FO 1093/180
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0180.002
- Keywords
- British Intelligence Organisation Diplomatic Officials Allies Post-war Planning Reconstruction Governments In Exile Anglo-american Relations Information Sharing Leakage Of Information Secrecy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Security Service Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 42
- Persons Discussed
- Edward Bridges Thomas Bromley Alexander Cadogan Neville Chamberlain Samuel Hoare Eric Jones Peter Loxley
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Organization International Relations
