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Britain and the US in India, 1940-1946

Collection: Secrecy, Sabotage, and Aiding the Resistance: How Anglo-American Cooperation Shaped World War II    Volumes    Britain and the US in India, 1940-1946
The United States and the United Kingdom each had operations in India; these records cover both operations and the liaison between the two. Summary reports and policy documents provide context for these operations. Directives, targets and reports on propaganda also reveal the background to these operations. The fall of Singapore was a real blow to the allies and its impact is included here.
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British activities, past and planned, with a report following the fall of Singapore, 1941-1945

HS 1/226 SOE activities, operations and future tasks; Far East reports; Oriental Mission; propaganda and report after fall of Singapore, 1941-1945.

Date:1941-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358E-20
Archive Reference(s):HS 1/226;

The fall of Singapore, negotiations on US operations, and British forces in India, 1940-1943

HS 1/202 Miscellania from library files; early organisation of OM; post-mortems after fall of Singapore; negotiations re OSS operations; SOE India: setting up and 1943 policies, 1940-1943.

Date:1940-1943
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358E-19
Archive Reference(s):HS 1/202;

British and US war establishments in India, Africa and China, 1944-1945

HS 1/276 War establishments (Trincomalee Training school, American mission, South and West Africa, Chungking mission, Remorse, HQ India, Calcutta sub-mission), 1944-1945.

Date:1944-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358E-18
Archive Reference(s):HS 1/276;

History of the British South East Asia Command (SEAC) and events in India, 1941-1945

HS 7/111 SOE oriental mission May 1941-Mar 1942; historical narrative South East Asia Command (SEAC) Theatre SOE India, May 1942-Aug 1945; air operations in support May-Sept 1945, [c.1941-1945].

Date:1941-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358E-17
Archive Reference(s):HS 7/111;

Fortnightly reports from India, and Special Forces' Force 136, 1941-1945

HS 1/220 B/B reports; HQ Group A fortnightly reports, 1941-1944 HS 1/221 SCS fortnightly reports; HQ Group A fortnightly reports BSC; B/B reports HQ Force 136, 1944-1945.

Date:1941-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358E-16
Archive Reference(s): HS 1/220; HS 1/221;

British liaison with Colonial Office and US security services, 1942-1945

HS 1/211 SOE liaison with Colonial Office, Malayan Planning Unit (MPU), Office of Strategic Studies (OSS), 1942-1945.

Date:1942-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358E-15
Archive Reference(s):HS 1/211;

London weekly newsletters on India, vols 1-20, 1944-1945

HS 1/216 London weekly newsletters 1-15, 1944-1945, and HS 1/217 London weekly newsletters 16-20 June ? Aug, 1945.

Date:1944-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358E-14
Archive Reference(s):HS 1/216; HS 1/217;

British security services' weekly reports on India, 1944-1945, with maps

HS 1/213 HQ Group A: Force 136 weekly reports, with maps, 1944-1945, and HS 1/214 HQ Group A: June ? November, with a map, 1945.

Date:1944-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358E-13
Archive Reference(s):HS 1/213; HS 1/214;
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