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'C', Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS): Swedish Iron Ore

17 Jan 1940

A file of meeting minutes and memoranda discussing the sabotage of German industry. The file includes minutes for a meeting attended by Winston Churchill, Neville Chamberlain and Lord Halifax at which a variety of methods of sabotaging Swedish iron ore supplies to Germany were discussed; a discussion of the practicality of sabotaging shipping in the Romanian port of Constanza; and discussion of German industrial vulnerability to disruption.
finland germany russia industry shipping transportation spain switzerland second world war secret intelligence service neville chamberlain special operations winston churchill economic warfare sabotage foreign office edward bridges alexander cadogan intelligence operations gladwyn jebb permanent under-secretary's department war materials
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Finland Germany Russia Spain Switzerland
Document Reference
FO 1093/208/2
Document Types
Summary Memorandum Correspondence
File Reference
FO 1093/208
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0208.002
Keywords
War Materials Sabotage Transportation Special Operations Shipping Industry Economic Warfare
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department Secret Intelligence Service
Pages
11
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Alexander Cadogan Neville Chamberlain Winston Churchill Gladwyn Jebb
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Operations

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