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Britain and the US in South and Central America, 1940-1946

Collection: Secrecy, Sabotage, and Aiding the Resistance: How Anglo-American Cooperation Shaped World War II    Volumes    Britain and the US in South and Central America, 1940-1946
Britain was concerned to find that supplies likely to aid its enemies were passing through ports in South and Central America. These records cover how the Ministry of Economic Warfare responded to these enemy firms. The UK also sent a diplomatic and commercial mission to South America which is included here. Events diaries and policy reports provide context to the decisions which were made at this time.
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The organisation of British security services in Latin America, 1941-1943

HS 8/61 Ministry of Economic Warfare, Records. America. Latin America: setting up of SOE in South America, 1942 Jan 01 - 1942 Dec 31; HS 8/62 Ministry of Economic Warfare,...

Date:1941-1943
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358G-20
Archive Reference(s):HS 8/63; HS 8/116; HS 8/61; HS 8/62;

Records on the Mexican chemical industry, 1942-1943

HS 8/48 Ministry of Economic Warfare, Records. America. Mexican chemical industry, 1942 Jan 01 - 1943 Dec 31.

Date:1942-1943
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358G-19
Archive Reference(s):HS 8/48;

Papers on the Caribbean situation from the Ministry of Economic Warfare, 1942

HS 8/51 Ministry of Economic Warfare,Records. America. Caribbean: appreciation and plan of action, with 3 maps, 1942 Jan 01 - 1942 Dec 31.

Date:1942-1942
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358G-18
Archive Reference(s):HS 8/51;

Security for South America by the Ministry of Economic Warfare, 1942-1944

HS 8/30 Ministry of Economic Warfare, Records. America. Bolivia: information and organisation, 1943 Jan 01 - 1944 Dec, and HS 8/31 Ministry of Economic Warfare, Records. America. South America: security...

Date:1942-1944
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358G-17
Archive Reference(s):HS 8/24; HS 8/28; HS 8/25; HS 8/29;

Records of the Ministry of Economic Warfare on Central and South America, 1942-1945

HS 8/24 Ministry of Economic Warfare, Records. America. South America, 1941 Jan 01 - 1942 Dec 31; HS 8/28 Ministry of Economic Warfare, Records. America. South America: general, with 3...

Date:1942-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358G-16
Archive Reference(s):HS 8/24; HS 8/28; HS 8/25; HS 8/29;

South American event diaries from the Ministry of Economic Warfare, 1942-1945

HS 8/39 Ministry of Economic Warfare, Records. America. South America: reports 1942 Jan 01 - 1942 Dec 31; HS 8/26 Ministry of Economic Warfare, Records. America. SOE activities: South American...

Date:1942-1945
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358G-15
Archive Reference(s):HS 8/39; HS 8/26; HS 8/27;

The Rio de Janeiro Conference on Economic Warfare, 1941-1942

FO 837/8 Ministry of Economic Warfare and successors: Records. GENERAL. Policy Files, Progress Reports, War Trade Lists, etc. Anglo-American co-operation in Latin America: Rio de Janeiro Conference, 03 January 1942...

Date:1941-1942
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358G-14
Archive Reference(s):FO 837/8; HS 8/50;

The Danish Movement in South America, 1941-1942

HS 2/29 Special Operations Executive: Group C, Scandinavia: Registered Files. Denmark. Danish movement in America, 1941-1942.

Date:1941-1942
Contributor:The National Archives
Identifier:73358G-13
Archive Reference(s):HS 2/29;
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