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Agents (British and Allied): Post-War Claims and Awards

15 Mar 1944

A file of correspondence and memoranda concerning post-war claims and awards from allied agents in occupied Europe. Topics of discussion and documents in this file include the potential nature of claims by British agents from foreign countries after the war; which agents should be retained for further employment and which should be paid off; the payment of claims and rewards from intelligence funds; a discussion of rewards for unofficial agents and those employed on an ad hoc basis; categories of agent; specimen forms for claimants; the potential for spurious claims to be made; the organisation and recruitment of staff for offices in liberated areas of Europe to administer the claims, and criticisms of the running of the Paris office; honours and awards to complement or replace financial payments; life insurance for agents; and cooperation with the American intelligence services.
turkey united kingdom france belgium bulgaria hungary tunisia united states of america canada greece germany australia rewards denmark finances italy netherlands new zealand norway romania great britain soviet union yugoslavia england second world war agents security service secret intelligence service dwight eisenhower holland chiefs of staff foreign office orme sargent anglo-american relations british intelligence organisation intelligence funding herbert brittain intelligence organization alexander cadogan thomas bromley peter loxley intelligence services responsibilities post-war planning nevile bland leslie hollis patrick reilly american intelligence services permanent under-secretary's department desmond morton office of strategic services harold alexander liberated europe archibald clark kerr
Collection ID
FO1093
Conflict
Second World War
Countries
Australia Belgium Bulgaria Canada Denmark England France Germany Great Britain Greece Holland Hungary Italy Netherlands New Zealand Norway Romania Soviet Union Tunisia Turkey United Kingdom United States of America Yugoslavia
Document Reference
FO 1093/175/2
Document Types
Correspondence Memorandum
File Reference
FO 1093/175
Identifier
10.1080/swwf.fo1093.0175.002
Keywords
British Intelligence Organisation Rewards Agents Post-war Planning Finances Intelligence Services Responsibilities Liberated Europe Anglo-american Relations American Intelligence Services
Languages
English
Organizations
Chiefs of Staff Foreign Office Office of Strategic Services Secret Intelligence Service Security Service Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
Pages
273
Persons Discussed
Harold Alexander Nevile Bland Herbert Brittain Thomas Bromley Alexander Cadogan Archibald Clark Kerr Dwight Eisenhower Leslie Hollis Peter Loxley Desmond Morton Patrick Reilly Orme Sargent
Published in
United Kingdom
Themes
Intelligence Organization Intelligence Funding

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