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The British Union of Fascists: 1933–1953 - Volumes
Volumes
6 volumes in The British Union of Fascists: 1933–1953
British Government papers on Sir Oswald Mosley's internment and release, 1939-1945
This volume contains Cabinet Office, Home Office, and Prime Minister's Office papers relating to Sir Oswald Mosley's internment and subsequent release. Records include the private papers of Sir Edward Bridges, minutes from the War Cabinet on Mosley's potential liberty, and Winston Churchill's opinion on the threat posed by domestic fascist movements. Series: CAB 127 (Cabinet Office: Private Collections of Ministers' and Officials' Papers); HO 262 (Ministry of Information: Home Intelligence Division Files); PREM 4 (Prime Minister's Office: Confidential correspondence and papers).References: CAB 127/335 (Cabinet Office: Private Collections of Ministers' and Officials' Papers; Private Papers of Sir Edward Bridges; Discussions in the War Cabinet on the release from detention of Sir Oswald and Lady Mosley); HO 262/6 (Ministry of Information: Home Intelligence Division (HI) Files; Fascism and the release of Sir Oswald Mosley: reports, memoranda and correspondence); PREM 4/39/5 (Prime Minister's Office: Confidential correspondence and papers; Sir Oswald Mosley). Read more →
Defence Regulation 18B detainee: Sir Oswald Mosley, 1943-1945
Defence Regulation 18B was a sub-section of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 passed by the Houses of Parliament prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. 18B allowed the government to intern individuals suspected of being Nazi sympathisers, suspending their right to habeas corpus. Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife Lady Diana Mosley, as well as a number of their acolytes, were interned in London and later on the Isle of Man under 18B. This volume contains Home Office records relating to their imprisonment during the period 1943-1945. Series: HO 45 (Home Office: Registered Papers)References: HO 45/24891 (Action leading up to Detention Order no. 824,545/103); HO 45/24892 (Defence Regulation 18B review); HO 45/24893 (Police report of demonstration); HO 45/24894 (WAR: Defence Regulation 18B detainee: MOSLEY, Sir Oswald, founder of British Union of Fascists, 1943-1945). Read more →
Defence Regulation 18B, Advisory Committee papers: Sir Oswald Mosley, 1940
Defence Regulation 18B was a sub-section of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 passed by the Houses of Parliament prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. 18B allowed the government to intern individuals suspected of being Nazi sympathisers, suspending their right to habeas corpus. Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife Lady Diana Mosley, as well as a number of their acolytes, were interned in London and later on the Isle of Man under 18B. This volume contains Home Office records relating to their imprisonment.Series: HO 283 (Home Office: Defence Regulation 18B, Advisory Committee Papers)References: HO283/6 (Details of British Union of Fascists Companies, 1940-1941); HO283/7 (Financial accounts of the British Union of Fascists, 1935-1940); HO283/8 (Letter to Mr. Norman Birkett K.C. from the security services, 13 July 1940); HO283/9 (Brief for the Advisory Committee, July 1940); HO283/10 (Metropolitan Police report regarding accounts at Westminster Bank in the names of Allen, Dundas and Tabor, July 1940); HO283/11 (Complaint by Sir Oswald Mosley that he was not allowed access to papers before his appeal, July 1940); HO283/12 (Reasons for Order made under Defence Regulation 18B in the case of Oswald Ernald Mosley, 1940); HO283/13 (Notes of hearing: first day, 2 July 1940; HO283/14 (Notes of hearing: second day, 3 July 1940); HO283/15 (Notes of re-hearing: 15 July 1940); HO283/16 (Notes of re-hearing: 22 July 1940); HO283/17 (Papers accompanying the Advisory Committee's recommendation, 1940); HO283/18 (Advisory Committee's recommendation to the Secretary of State, 1940). Read more →
MI5 records on Sir Oswald Mosley and Lady Mosley, 1933-1951
The Security Service, commonly known as MI5, kept files on Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife, Lady Diana Mosley, from 1933 onwards, shortly after the former founded the BUF. Given his high profile and continued involvement with far-right politics after the war, they maintained an interest in Sir Oswald until his death in 1980.Series; KV 2 (Security Service: personal files PF Series)References: KV 2/884-KV 2/897 relate to Sir Oswald Mosley's activities between March 1933 and February 1951; KV 2/1363-KV 2/1364 relate to Lady Diana Mosley during the period January 1934 to December 1946. Read more →
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