A file of reports, correspondence, and memoranda concerning German intelligence activities in neutral Spain during the Second World War. The documents include reports of a visit to Spain by Admiral Wilhelm Canaris, head of the German foreign intelligence service, during which he met with senior members of the Spanish government; reports of Spanish intelligence activities in Spain and Morocco, including sabotage of British ships and the monitoring of Gibraltar; lists of German agents known to be active in Spain; diplomatic protests to the Spanish government about the German espionage; and an enquiry from the Spanish about the source of the detailed British knowledge about German intelligence activities.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- England Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Italy Morocco Portugal Spain
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/327/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence Report Memorandum
- File Reference
- FO 1093/327
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0327.002
- Keywords
- German Intelligence Services Espionage Spanish Neutrality Diplomacy Counter-espionage Sabotage Wireless Communications
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Permanent Under-Secretary's Department Secret Intelligence Service
- Pages
- 33
- Persons Discussed
- Wilhelm Canaris Adolf Hitler Samuel Hoare Peter Loxley
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Operations International Relations