Political Warfare Executive: Airborne leafletes, French Allied

Identifier
WL1383
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 70452
Dates
1 Jan 1943 - 31 Jan 1943
Level of Description
Collection
Languages
  • French
Source
EHRI Partner

Creator(s)

  • Great Britain. Royal Air Force

Biographical History

The Political Intelligence Department was established as a secret Foreign Office Department at the outbreak of the Second World War, and provided cover for the Political Warfare Executive, which was formed in August 1941 to undermine enemy morale and resistance by various forms of propaganda. It was constituted by an amalgamation of parts of the European sections of the BBC and of the Foreign Publicity Department of the Ministry of Information with Special Operations 1, part of the Special Operations Executive, which was subordinate to the Ministry of Economic Warfare. Special Operations 1 had itself been preceded by Department EH, which had included a Department of Publicity in Enemy Countries responsible for propaganda by means of leaflets dropped from the air.

Archival History

Custodial history prior to deposit is unknown.

Acquisition

Leaflets dropped by RAF French, 2

Donated September 2001

Scope and Content

Two copies of the French “Revue de la Presse Libre” No. 45 dropped during in the nights 4./5. April until 15./16. April 1943.
French 

Conditions Governing Access

Open

Subjects

  • Leaflets
  • War propaganda
  • Allied powers

Places

  • France
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