A file of correspondence and memoranda concerning Anglo-Soviet relations and diplomacy during the Second World War. Documents in this file include a detailed eyewitness account of Churchill's trip to Moscow in 1942, including his meetings with Stalin, covering their talks about the second front and opinions of each other; correspondence discussing Russian pressure for Britain to declare war on Finland, Hungary, and Romania; an investigation into intelligence leaks to journalists about Operation Torch, suspected to come from Russian sources to encourage the opening of a second front; letters discussing the post-war territorial demands of the U.S.S.R.; a memorandum noting Soviet reluctance to share intelligence with the Western allies; and a report on the economic situation in the U.S.S.R. compiled from telephone intercepts.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Algeria Bulgaria Estonia Finland France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Hungary Jordan Latvia Norway Persia Romania Russia Soviet Union United Kingdom
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/247/2
- Document Types
- Memorandum Correspondence Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/247
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0247.002
- Keywords
- Anglo-soviet Relations Intelligence Reports Economic Intelligence Railways Industry Communications Censorship Communications Interception Foreign Policy Allied Strategy Allied Supplies To The Ussr Information Sharing Military Bases Post-war Frontiers Second Front Leakage Of Information Operation Torch Allies Diplomacy Invasion Of French North Africa
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Security Service Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 42
- Persons Discussed
- Alexander Cadogan Archibald Clark Kerr Francis Davidson Dwight Eisenhower Adolf Hitler Peter Loxley Charles Medhurst Desmond Morton Franklin Delano Roosevelt Josef Stalin
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- International Relations Military Intelligence
