| CAB 121/305, 'Future SOE Activity – Letter from Foreign Office to Chiefs of Staff Secretary', 4 December 1945, CoS(45)680 |
Special Operations Executive
SOE
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
peace
War
bureaucracy
|
| CAB 130/138, Foreign Office, 'Working Group on Anglo-American Cooperation: Progress of Anglo-American Interdependence: Annex A – Security of Working Group Procedure', GEN 617/4, 10 March 1959 |
bureaucracy
United States
middle east
southeast asia
|
| CAB 130/147, Foreign Office, 'Interdependence: Annex B – Progress of Working Groups', briefing for the Prime Minister, 4 June 1958 |
bureaucracy
United States
middle east
southeast asia
|
| CAB 130/20, 'Propaganda to Jews in Europe', GEN.180/4, 2 June 1947 |
propaganda
Palestine
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
|
| CAB 132/2, 'Anti-Communist Activities in Europe', AC(M)(50)1, 15 December 1950 |
Special Operations
Eastern Europe
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Cold War
Political Warfare
|
| CAB 134/2, 'Anti-Communist Activities in Europe', AC(M)(50)2, 22 December 1950 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Political Warfare
Special Operations
|
| CAB 134/2, 'The Work of the Official Committee on Communism (Overseas)', AC(M)(51)4, 23 June 1951 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Political Warfare
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Special Operations
|
| CAB 134/2543, Functions of the Committee – Note by the Secretaries, Annex: 'Memorandum for the Chiefs of Staff, the Counter Subversion Committee', SV(64)3, 14 February 1964 |
bureaucracy
Counter-Subversion
Political Warfare
propaganda
|
| CAB 134/3, 'Anti-Communist Measures in the Far East', Memorandum by the Overseas Planning Section, AC(O)(50)37, 15 August 1950 |
Cold War
Communism
China
Political Warfare
southeast asia
|
| CAB 134/3, 'Planning Staff for Cold War Activities', AC(O)(50)35, 19 July 1950. + Attached – Draft Letter to Heads of Missions' |
bureaucracy
Cold War
Political Warfare
Communism
|
| CAB 134/3, 'The "Cold War" in South East Asia', AC(O)(50)39, 15 August 1950 |
Cold War
Communism
China
southeast asia
Political Warfare
|
| CAB 134/3, 'The "Cold War" in the Far East', AC(O)(50)31, 19 July 1950 |
Cold War
Communism
China
southeast asia
Political Warfare
|
| CAB 134/53, 'Cabinet Committee on Communism: Revised Draft Report', C(49)13, 11 July 1949 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Communism
Political Warfare
|
| CAB 134/53, 'Foreign Office Information activities with Special Reference to Anti-Communist Propaganda', C(49)3, 31 May 1949 |
Information Research Department
IRD
Cold War
Communism
Eastern Europe
|
| CAB 163/6, Victor Cavendish-Bentinck and Denis Capel Dunn, 'The Intelligence Machine – report to the Joint Intelligence Sub-Committee', 10 January 1945 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Special Operations Executive
SOE
bureaucracy
Joint Intelligence Committee
JIC
peace
|
| CAB 165/408, P. Rogers, 'Note for the record: Counter Subversion Committee', 10 October 1966. |
Counter-Subversion
bureaucracy
Political Warfare
propaganda
|
| CAB 21/2750, 'Proposed Activities Behind the Iron Curtain' (Third Revise), AC(O)(50)52, November 1950 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Political Warfare
Special Operations
|
| CAB 21/5003, Brook, 'Note for Record', 28 February 1955 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Political Warfare
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Special Operations
|
| CAB 21/5003, Cliffe to Brook, Attached: Brief for Prime Minister ahead of AC(M) meeting, 20 December 1950 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Political Warfare
Special Operations
|
| CAB 21/5003, G. Young to N. Brook, 'AC(O) and AC(M)', 31 January 1955 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Political Warfare
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Special Operations
|
| CAB 21/5379, 'Counter Subversion Committee: Terms of Reference and Operational Procedures', October 1963 |
bureaucracy
Counter-Subversion
Political Warfare
propaganda
|
| CAB 301/118, Compton to Brook, 'Secret Service Reserve Funds', 21 May 1958 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
bureaucracy
funding
Special Operations
|
| CAB 301/118, Compton to Lloyd, 'Secret Vote: Special Operations', 29 April 1957 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
bureaucracy
funding
Special Operations
|
| CAB 301/118, Compton, 'Secret Vote: Reserves', 17 January 1957 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
bureaucracy
funding
Special Operations
|
| CAB 301/118, Dean to Compton, 18 July 1957 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
bureaucracy
funding
Special Operations
|
| CAB 301/118, Wade-Gery to Compton, 25 October 1957 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
bureaucracy
funding
Special Operations
|
| CAB 301/133, C, 'Comments by C on the Report by Sir Horace Seymour on his Enquiry into the Secret Intelligence Service', 9 July 1952 |
bureaucracy
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Special Operations
Cold War
|
| CAB 301/133, Seymour, 'The Secret Intelligence Service: Report of Enquiry by Sir Horace Seymour', June 1952 |
bureaucracy
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Special Operations
Cold War
|
| CAB 301/148, Foreign Secretary, 'Annex A: Possible Reaction of the Soviet Union to the United States Policy on Syria in Areas other than the Middle East' Undated, 1957 |
middle east
syria
Special Operations
United States
|
| CAB 301/148, Foreign Secretary, 'Annex B: Possible Reactions of the Soviet Union in the Middle East Area to United States Policy on Syria', undated, 1957 |
middle east
syria
Special Operations
United States
|
| CAB 301/17, Brook, 'The Secret Intelligence and Security Services', March 1951 (£) |
bureaucracy
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Special Operations
|
| CAB 301/48, Bland Committee, 'Future Organisation of the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS): The Bland Report', 12 October 1944 (£) |
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
SOE
Special Operations Executive
bureaucracy
War
peace
|
| CAB 301/53, Selborne, 'The Future of Special Operations', 22 May 1945, Annex to: 'copy of letter dated 22 May 1945 from Minister of Economic Warfare to Secretary, Chiefs of Staff Committee, 27 May 1945, COS(45)360(O) |
Special Operations Executive
SOE
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
War
peace
bureaucracy
|
| CAB 81/80, 'Illegal Immigration into Palestine', LCS(47)5, 8 July 1947 |
propaganda
Palestine
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
London Controlling Section
Special Operations
|
| CO 1035/116, 'Cold War – Countering Covert Aggression', CoS(55)262, 12 October 1955 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Special Operations
Counter-Subversion
Decolonization
|
| DEFE 11/377, Drew, 'Deception Organisation in the Far East, CoS(51)127, 7 March 1951 |
bureaucracy
military
Deception
Decolonization
|
| DEFE 13/404, 'Aden and the Federation: Ministerial Meeting held at No.10 Downing Street at 11.30 am on Wednesday, November 25, 1964'. + Annex A – Memorandum by the Joint Action Committee' |
Special Operations
Aden
Decolonization
Joint Action Committee
egypt
yemen
|
| DEFE 13/570, 'Note from Foreign Secretary to Prime Minister', 11 September 1964 |
Special Operations
yemen
Aden
egypt
Decolonization
Joint Action Committee
|
| DEFE 28/1, 'Directorate of Forward Plans', 10 May 1966. |
Deception
bureaucracy
|
| DEFE 28/1, Ward to Air Marshall William Elliott, Attached: '"Deception" Organisation', 20 February 1950 |
Deception
military
bureaucracy
War
|
| DEFE 28/145, 'Review of the Activities of the Counter Subversion Committee, 1961-1964' |
bureaucracy
Counter-Subversion
Political Warfare
propaganda
|
| DEFE 28/146, Directorate for Forward Plans, 'Counter-Subversion Structure: Annex D – Interdepartmental Review Committee', 27 July 1966 |
Deception
Counter-Subversion
bureaucracy
Political Warfare
propaganda
|
| DEFE 28/151, Counter Subversion Committee, 'The Counter Subversion Questionnaire', CSC/Q/15/62, 19 October 1962 |
bureaucracy
Counter-Subversion
Political Warfare
propaganda
|
| DEFE 28/151, 'Counter-Subversion: Introduction', Annex to JP(62)94(D)(Flimsy), Undated but likely late 1962. |
Counter-Subversion
Cold War
Decolonization
bureaucracy
|
| DEFE 28/189, Drew, 'Deception in Malaya', June 1950 |
Deception
Counterinsurgency
military
Decolonization
|
| DEFE 28/31, 'Special Operations', Joint Planning Staff, JP(47)118(8) Draft, 10 December 1947 |
Special Operations
Political Warfare
Cold War
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Eastern Europe
Communism
|
| DO 35/6227, Top Secret Submission to the Dodds-Parker Committee by the Information Executive Coordination Executive, 15 November 1956 |
egypt
Political Warfare
middle east
propaganda
|
| FCO 79/182, 'Information Research Department', Appendix A, 'Evolution of IRD', 1970. |
propaganda
Political Warfare
bureaucracy
|
| FO 1093/375, C, 'The Capabilities of Secret Service in Peace in Support of an Overall Political Plan: Annex A – Details of Clandestine Propaganda Measures Possible in Particular Areas', 20 January 1948 (£) |
propaganda
Political Warfare
Cold War
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Eastern Europe
Communism
Menzies
|
| FO 1093/375, 'Clandestine Support for Anti-Communist Propaganda', 13 February 1948 (£) |
Cold War
Communism
Eastern Europe
Political Warfare
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
|
| FO 1093/375, Menzies, 'The Capabilities of Secret Service in Peace in Support of an Overall Political Plan: Annex B – Special Operations other than Clandestine Propaganda', 20 January 1948 (£) |
Cold War
Communism
Eastern Europe
Menzies
Political Warfare
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
propaganda
|
| FO 1093/375, Norman Brook, 'Anti-Communist Propaganda', March 1948 (£) |
Political Warfare
Cold War
Information Research Department
IRD
Eastern Europe
Communism
|
| FO 1093/452, Menzies to Strang, 4 March 1949. |
albania
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
PUSD
Liberation
Special Operations
Valuable
|
| FO 1093/452, 'Notes on Counter Guerrilla Action in Albania', 20 December 1948 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Liberation
Special Operations
Valuable
albania
|
| FO 1093/452, 'Operation Valuable', 26 July 1949 |
albania
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
PUSD
Liberation
Special Operations
Valuable
|
| FO 1093/452, 'Resistance in Albania', sent to Foreign Office Southern Department, 29 July 1949 |
albania
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
PUSD
Liberation
Special Operations
Valuable
|
| FO 1093/453, 'Albania', Brief for Bevin by Rumbold, 20 December 1949 |
Liberation
PUSD
Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Special Operations
Valuable
albania
|
| FO 1093/453, 'Valuable' Foreign Office meeting, 29 November 1949 |
Liberation
PUSD
Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Special Operations
Valuable
albania
|
| FO 1093/584, Russia Committee, 'Western Measures to Counter Soviet Expansion, Together with some Indication of their Effect', 20 May 1950 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Political Warfare
Communism
|
| FO 1110/1102, Note by Dean, 15 May 1958 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Special Political Action
military
bureaucracy
|
| FO 1110/1102, 'Psychological Warfare in War – Composition, Organisation, and Functions of SPA: Attached, copy of Minute from Mr J.A. Drew, Ministry of Defence, to Major General R.W. Macleod, Dated 9th May 1958', 12 May 1958 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Special Political Action
military
bureaucracy
|
| FO 1110/880, Dodds-Parker to Foreign Secretary, 'Propaganda and Political Warfare in the Middle East', 18 October 1956 |
egypt
Political Warfare
middle east
propaganda
|
| FO 371/100825, Harry Hohler (FO Northern Department), minutes of a meeting held in William Strang's office to discuss the 'sore spots' paper on 22nd February 1952, 1 March 1952 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Liberation
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Soviet Union
|
| FO 371/104562, Ross, 'Persia', 26 February 1953 |
Boot
iran
oil
Decolonization
|
| FO 371/115954, G. Arthur, 'Iraq and Syria: The Fertile Crescent', 10 October 1955 |
middle east
propaganda
Bribery
Political Warfare
Decolonization
|
| FO 371/125003, 'The Problem of Nationalism', PUSC Final, 21 November 1952 |
Cold War
Decolonization
Liberation
Counter-Subversion
|
| FO 371/135610, Foreign Office Steering Committee, 'Overseas Planning Committee and Political Intelligence Group', SC(58)6, undated, 1956 |
bureaucracy
Eastern Europe
middle east
southeast asia
Counter-Subversion
|
| FO 371/135615, 'Steering Committee: Points for a Middle East Policy: Part II', SC(58)40(Final), Summer 1958 |
middle east
Political Warfare
Decolonization
|
| FO 371/135615, 'UK Policy Towards the East European Satellites', SC(58)46, 17 October 1958 |
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Liberation
Eastern Europe
Cold War
Soviet Union
|
| FO 371/146650, HFT Smith, 'The Congo', 28 September 1960 |
assassination
Africa
Lumumba
|
| FO 371/1687, Russia Committee Minutes, 25 November 1948 |
Communism
Political Warfare
Cold War
Eastern Europe
|
| FO 371/180317, Office of the Political Advisor to the Commander-In-Chief (Far East) to Foreign Office, 5 October 1965 |
Special Operations
Indonesia
Confrontation
Malaysia
Decolonization
|
| FO 371/181503, 'British Policy Towards Indonesia', JAC(65)9, February 1965 |
Special Operations
Indonesia
Confrontation
Malaysia
Decolonization
Joint Action Committee
|
| FO 371/25002, 'Future Policy Towards Soviet Russia: Annex B, Liberation of the Satellites', PUSC(15)16, 17 January 1952 |
Cold War
Soviet Union
Eastern Europe
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Liberation
|
| FO 371/56832, Christopher Warner, 'the Soviet Campaign against this Country and our Response to it,' 2 April 1946 |
Communism
propaganda
Eastern Europe
Political Warfare
|
| FO 371/56885, 'Committee on Policy Towards Russia: Anti-Communist Propaganda', 30 April 1946 |
Communism
propaganda
Eastern Europe
Political Warfare
|
| FO 371/70272, 'Report of the sub-committee set up to examine the problem of planning in relation to policy towards the Soviet Union and the Soviet Orbit,' RC(25)48, 14 December 1948. + Appendix B: Satellite Contradictions |
Political Warfare
Cold War
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Eastern Europe
Communism
albania
|
| FO 371/91609, Berthoud, 'Persia', 2 November 1951 |
Boot
iran
oil
Decolonization
|
| FO 800/437, Memorandum from Strang to Attlee, 5 April 1949. |
albania
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
PUSD
Liberation
Special Operations
Valuable
|
| FO 800/437, 'Policy Towards Albania', 21 March 1949 |
albania
Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
PUSD
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Liberation
Special Operations
Valuable
|
| FO 800/437, Strang to Attlee, 26 March 1949 |
albania
Permanent Under-Secretary's Department
PUSD
Secret Intelligence Service
SIS
Liberation
Special Operations
Valuable
|
| FO 800/503, 'British Policy towards Soviet Communism', PUSC(31)Final, 28 July 1949 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Communism
Political Warfare
|
| FO 800/653, Makins to Attlee, 'Approach to a new Persian Government', 26 September 1951 |
Boot
iran
oil
Decolonization
|
| FO 800/813, Eden to Oliver Franks, 'Situation in Persia', 6 August 1952 |
Boot
iran
oil
Decolonization
|
| FOI 1: Counter-Subversion Machinery and Operations in the 1950s |
Counter-Subversion
1950s
|
| FOI 2: the Joint Action Committee and Covert Action in the 1960s |
Joint Action Committee
covert action
|
| FOI 3: Counter-Subversion and Special Political Action Machinery in the late 1950s |
Counter-Subversion
political action
|
| PREM 11/1582, Brook to Eden, 21 October 1955 |
Decolonization
Counter-Subversion
Political Warfare
Colonies
middle east
southeast asia
|
| PREM 11/1582, Brook, 'Counter-Subversion', Undated, (November - December 1955) |
Decolonization
Counter-Subversion
Political Warfare
Colonies
middle east
southeast asia
|
| PREM 11/1582, Lennox-Boyd to Eden, PM(55)82, 15 November 1955 |
Decolonization
Counter-Subversion
Political Warfare
Colonies
middle east
southeast asia
|
| PREM 11/1582, Macmillan to Eden, 19 October 1955 |
Decolonization
Counter-Subversion
Political Warfare
Colonies
middle east
southeast asia
|
| PREM 11/2324, 'Propaganda / Counter-Subversion: Note for the Prime Minister', Undated. |
bureaucracy
Counter-Subversion
Political Warfare
propaganda
|
| PREM 11/236, Middleton to Foreign Office, 28 July 1952 |
Boot
iran
oil
Decolonization
|
| PREM 11/2401, 'Aden Protectorate: Proposed Special Operations against the Yemen in Dhala Area', PM(56)79, October 1956 |
Special Operations
Aden
yemen
military
|
| PREM 11/3666, Douglas-Home to Rusk, 26 February 1962 |
British Guiana
Latin America
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
|
| PREM 13/430, Trend to Wilson, 'Malaysia', 23 February 1965 |
Special Operations
Indonesia
Confrontation
Malaysia
Decolonization
Joint Action Committee
|
| PREM 8/1365, Brooks to Attlee, 'Meeting of the Ministerial Committee on Communism, 21st December 1950', 20 December 1950 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Political Warfare
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Special Operations
|
| PREM 8/1365, Prime Minister's Office to Cliffe (Secretary of AC(O)), 21 December 1950 |
Cold War
Eastern Europe
Political Warfare
SIS
Secret Intelligence Service
Special Operations
|