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| − | '''SO.1''' was the propaganda section of the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE), a British covert action | + | '''SO.1''' was the propaganda section of the [[Special Operations Executive]] (SOE), a British covert action organisation established in 1940. A year after the SOE's formation, it was separated to become the [[Political Warfare Executive]].<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.13</ref> |
SO.1 operated in the United States under journalistic cover as [[British and Overseas Features]].<ref>Piece titled S.O.1 Headquarters, July 10th 1941 in [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=160690&SearchInit=4&CATREF=FO+898/103 FO 898/103], National Archives.</ref> | SO.1 operated in the United States under journalistic cover as [[British and Overseas Features]].<ref>Piece titled S.O.1 Headquarters, July 10th 1941 in [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/displaycataloguedetails.asp?CATLN=6&CATID=160690&SearchInit=4&CATREF=FO+898/103 FO 898/103], National Archives.</ref> | ||
==People== | ==People== | ||
| + | *G.100 [[Richard Coit]].<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.192.</ref> | ||
*G.101 [[Sydney Morrell]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.197.</ref> | *G.101 [[Sydney Morrell]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.197.</ref> | ||
*G.102 | *G.102 | ||
*G.106 [[Eric Maschwitz]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.197.</ref> | *G.106 [[Eric Maschwitz]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.197.</ref> | ||
| − | *G.111 [[Alexander Halpern]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.195.</ref> | + | *G.111 [[Alexander Halpern]] later G.400<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.195.</ref> |
| − | *G.112 [[Sandy Griffith]] | + | *G.112 [[Sandy Griffith]] <ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.195.</ref> |
*G.124 [[Walter Lucas]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.14.</ref> | *G.124 [[Walter Lucas]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.14.</ref> | ||
| − | *G.131 | + | *G.131 [[Valentine Williams]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.202.</ref> |
*G.140 [[John F.C Bryce]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.191.</ref> | *G.140 [[John F.C Bryce]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.191.</ref> | ||
*G.145 [[Benn W. Levy]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.196.</ref> | *G.145 [[Benn W. Levy]]<ref>Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.196.</ref> | ||
Latest revision as of 01:02, 21 April 2012
SO.1 was the propaganda section of the Special Operations Executive (SOE), a British covert action organisation established in 1940. A year after the SOE's formation, it was separated to become the Political Warfare Executive.[1]
SO.1 operated in the United States under journalistic cover as British and Overseas Features.[2]
People
- G.100 Richard Coit.[3]
- G.101 Sydney Morrell[4]
- G.102
- G.106 Eric Maschwitz[5]
- G.111 Alexander Halpern later G.400[6]
- G.112 Sandy Griffith [7]
- G.124 Walter Lucas[8]
- G.131 Valentine Williams[9]
- G.140 John F.C Bryce[10]
- G.145 Benn W. Levy[11]
- G.401 William Deakin[12]
- G.411 Raoul Aglion[13]
- G.426 A.J. Ayer[14]
- G.433 Noel Langley[15]
Notes
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.13
- ↑ Piece titled S.O.1 Headquarters, July 10th 1941 in FO 898/103, National Archives.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.192.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.197.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.197.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.195.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.195.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.14.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.202.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.191.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.196.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.193.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.189.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.190.
- ↑ Thomas E. Mahl, Desperate Deception: British Covert Operations in the United States 1939-44, Brassey's, 1999, p.196.
