A file of reports, memoranda, and correspondence concerning the evacuation of escaped allied servicemen via Spain and Portugal. The documents include monthly reports of the numbers of prisoners of war escaping from various European countries, including France and Switzerland; a proposal that the Special Operations Executive (SOE) assist in this work, which was refused on the grounds that it posed too great a risk to SOE operations; discussions of arrangements for the Spanish authorities to treat escaped Polish servicemen as British, to ease their transit; a report of the arrest of an important member of the escape organisation in France.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Andorra Belgium Crete France Germany Gibraltar Greece Holland India Netherlands Portugal Spain Switzerland
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/265/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/265
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0265.002
- Keywords
- Prisoners Of War Escape Nazi-occupied Europe Polish Armed Forces Anti-nazi Resistance British Army Royal Air Force Anglo-spanish Relations
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 29
- Persons Discussed
- Alexander Cadogan Samuel Hoare Peter Loxley Patrick Reilly
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Operations International Relations
