A file consisting of a 1946 report on communist activities in the British Empire. The report details communist movements and parties in the British colonies and their connections with communist parties in the United Kingdom, the United States and the Soviet Union. It also gives detailed descriptions on the individual communist parties in many colonial territories, including their membership, organisation, financial situation, activities and important figures. The report also describes Soviet refusal to recognise the British Mandate in Palestine, and the use of the World Federation of Trade Unions as a cover organisation for communist agitation.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Cold War
- Countries
- Austria Bahamas Barbados Bermuda British Guiana Burma Ceylon China Cuba Cyprus Dutch East Indies Egypt England France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Guiana India Jamaica Lebanon Malaya Malta Nazi Germany Nigeria Palestine Russia Singapore Spain Syria Trinidad United States of America Virgin Islands
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/545/2
- Document Types
- Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/545
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0545.002
- Keywords
- Communism Empire Colonies Trade Unions Colonial Independence Movements Ideology Manpower Finances Soviet Foreign Policy Diplomacy
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Communist Party of Great Britain Foreign Office League of Nations Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 9
- Persons Discussed
- Roger Hollis
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Surveillance
