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Lyttelton Mission: Minister of State's Office in Cairo

5 Jul 1941

A file of correspondence and memoranda concerning the Minister of State's office in Cairo during the Second World War. Documents in this file discuss propaganda work in the Middle East; disputes between the Foreign Office and the War Office over jurisdiction; the reliability of appointments to the Minister of State’s staff; complaints about the poor supply of secret intelligence to the Minister of State; and the organisation of war correspondents for American weekly magazines.
madagascar turkey egypt gibraltar russia propaganda second world war personnel war correspondents foreign office edward bridges intelligence organization alexander cadogan peter loxley intelligence distribution diplomatic signals permanent under-secretary's department
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Egypt Gibraltar Madagascar Russia Turkey
Document Reference
FO 1093/217/2
Document Types
Correspondence Other
File Reference
FO 1093/217
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0217.002
Keywords
Diplomatic Signals Propaganda Personnel Intelligence Distribution War Correspondents
Languages
English
Organizations
Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
Pages
34
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Alexander Cadogan Peter Loxley
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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