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Subversion: Report by Gladwyn Jebb on the Special Operations Executive (SOE)

24 Sep 1940

A report produced by Gladwyn Jebb on the organisation, activities, and future of the Special Operations Executive (SOE). The report discusses the organisation and objectives of SOE; morale in occupied Europe, and the need to take advantage of the opportunities offered by its current state; the necessity for subversive operations; departmental control of propaganda; direction of sabotage operations; agreements with other secret departments over divisions of responsibility; and lists of possible sabotage targets in Germany and Italy, including transportation networks, oil supplies, and natural resources.
ukraine turkey france belgium egypt iraq libya syria albania bulgaria hungary gibraltar poland greece germany russia austria industry italy netherlands norway transportation propaganda romania spain switzerland great britain yugoslavia oil crete palestine league of nations sicily second world war food supplies nazi germany special operations subversion sabotage special operations executive chiefs of staff foreign office british intelligence organisation intelligence organization irregular warfare intelligence services responsibilities nazi-occupied europe public morale gladwyn jebb permanent under-secretary's department robert vansittart war materials joint planning committee
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Albania Austria Belgium Bulgaria Crete Egypt France Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Greece Hungary Iraq Italy Libya Nazi Germany Netherlands Norway Palestine Poland Romania Russia Sicily Spain Switzerland Syria Turkey Ukraine Yugoslavia
Document Reference
FO 1093/163/2
Document Types
Report
File Reference
FO 1093/163
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0163.002
Keywords
Special Operations British Intelligence Organisation Nazi-occupied Europe Public Morale Subversion Propaganda Sabotage Intelligence Services Responsibilities Food Supplies Oil Industry Transportation War Materials Irregular Warfare
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Joint Planning Committee League of Nations Special Operations Executive Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
Pages
17
Persons Discussed
Gladwyn Jebb Robert Vansittart
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization

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