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Future of the Special Operations Executive (SOE)

22 May 1945

A file of draft reports, correspondence and memoranda discussing the future of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). Subjects discussed in these documents include the future functions of SOE after the war, including in the occupation of Germany; its size and number of personnel; SOE’s role in the British intelligence structure and relations with other branches of the intelligence services; proposed bureaux abroad; SOE’s work during the war; and whether SOE was worth retaining at all post-war.
india china turkey united kingdom france belgium japan egypt iraq united states of america germany russia austria denmark indochina italy netherlands norway spain sweden switzerland great britain palestine second world war personnel security service secret intelligence service special operations sabotage special operations executive holland persia chiefs of staff foreign office orme sargent edward bridges british intelligence organisation herbert brittain intelligence organization stewart menzies intelligence services responsibilities ministry of economic warfare post-war planning joint planning staff leslie hollis victor cavendish-bentinck roundell palmer john sinclair occupied germany anti-nazi resistance edward king-salter
Collection ID
CAB301
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Austria Belgium China Denmark Egypt France Germany Great Britain Holland India Indochina Iraq Italy Japan Netherlands Norway Palestine Persia Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States of America
Document Reference
CAB 301/53/2
Document Types
Report Correspondence Summary
File Reference
CAB 301/53
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.cab301.0053.002
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Post-war Planning Personnel Intelligence Services Responsibilities Special Operations Occupied Germany Anti-nazi Resistance Sabotage
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Planning Staff Ministry of Economic Warfare Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Special Operations Executive
Pages
79
Persons Discussed
Edward Bridges Herbert Brittain Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Leslie Hollis Edward King-Salter Stewart Menzies Roundell Palmer Orme Sargent John Sinclair
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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