A file of correspondence, memoranda, and directives concerning the post-war future of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Subjects discussed in this file include the necessity for the SOE until the end of the war; the role of the SOE in post-war British intelligence; command and organisation of the SOE organisation in East Asia; SOE’s previous activities during the war; the SOE’s running-costs; and the necessity for a post-war organisation that can be quickly mobilised to full effectiveness in the event of a future war. The documents include a draft directive to the SOE setting out the service’s future activities, organisation, and control.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Burma Canada China Denmark East Germany Egypt England Finland France Germany Great Britain Greece Holland Hungary India Indochina Iraq Italy Japan Malaya Netherlands Norway Palestine Persia Portugal Romania Russia Siam Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/198/2
- Document Types
- Memorandum Correspondence Directive
- File Reference
- FO 1093/198
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0198.002
- Keywords
- Special Operations British Intelligence Organisation Intelligence Services Responsibilities Post-war Planning Irregular Warfare Intelligence Gathering Training Sabotage Propaganda Subversion Finances Liaison
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Geheime Staatspolizei Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Defence Ministry of Economic Warfare Secret Intelligence Service Security Service South-East Asia Command Special Operations Executive Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 283
- Persons Discussed
- Ernest Bevin Herbert Brittain Thomas Bromley Alan Brooke Alexander Cadogan Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Anthony Eden Leslie Hollis Hastings Ismay Edward King-Salter Peter Loxley Stewart Menzies Bernard Montgomery Roundell Palmer Patrick Reilly Orme Sargent John Sinclair William Stephenson
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Organization Intelligence Operations
