A file of correspondence concerning the planning and funding of Special Operations Executive (SOE) operations. Subjects covered in the file include plans for the creation of sabotage organisations in ex-Russian occupied Poland to hinder the German offensive against Russia, with the aim of preparing a full-scale Polish uprising; the financing of these operations, shared between the British and Polish governments; the acquisition of US dollars and Reichsmark for use in Poland; and proposals to the US government to exchange stocks of sterling and US dollars for the use of intelligence services, which were ultimately rejected by the Americans.
- Collection ID
- CAB301
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- England Poland Russia United States of America Wales
- Document Reference
- CAB 301/66/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence
- File Reference
- CAB 301/66
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.cab301.0066.002
- Keywords
- Special Operations Finances Intelligence Funding Polish Armed Forces Currencies Subversion Occupied Poland Nazi-occupied Europe Underground Resistance Operations Planning Allies Anglo-american Relations Sabotage Manpower Politicians Governments In Exile
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office United Nations
- Pages
- 48
- Persons Discussed
- Herbert Brittain Peter Loxley Roundell Palmer Horace Wilson
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Intelligence Operations Intelligence Funding
