A file of documents on the early months of Rudolf Hess' imprisonment in Britain after his arrival in May 1941. Subjects covered in the file include German and British propaganda about Hess' purpose in Britain, the impact of reports about Hess' peace proposals in the United States of America, alongside discussions of interrogation methods and topics of interest to be brought up with Hess. The file also contains medical reports discussing Hess' injuries after his aeroplane crashed in Scotland, and his precarious psychological condition in the first months of captivity.
- Collection ID
- FO1093
- Conflict
- Second World War
- Countries
- Belgian Congo Belgium China Crete Denmark England France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greenland Hungary Iceland Iraq Italy Japan Libya Netherlands Norway Poland Portugal Russia Scotland Sicily Spain Third Reich Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
- Document Reference
- FO 1093/10/2
- Document Types
- Correspondence Memorandum Report
- File Reference
- FO 1093/10
- Identifier
- 10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0010.002
- Keywords
- Public Statements Press Reports Propaganda Peace Proposals Broadcast Services Morale Subversion Political Intelligence Political Pressure For Peace American Neutrality Anglo-american Relations Medical Records Hess' Mental Condition Security Prisoners Of War Invasion Of The Soviet Union Battle Of The Atlantic Naval Warfare Shipping German U-boats Intelligence Gathering Interrogation Intelligence Requirements Nazi Leadership Nazi Ideology German Propaganda Nazi Party
- Languages
- English
- Organizations
- Foreign Office Geheime Staatspolizei Naval Intelligence Division Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
- Pages
- 183
- Persons Discussed
- Alexander Cadogan Victor Cavendish-Bentinck Winston Churchill Francis Davidson Hermann Göring Rudolf Hess Adolf Hitler Guy Liddell Stewart Menzies Desmond Morton Benito Mussolini Joachim von Ribbentrop Franklin Delano Roosevelt Orme Sargent Josef Stalin William Strang
- Published in
- United Kingdom
- Themes
- Surveillance Propaganda Censorship Psychological Warfare