A History of the Ministry of Information, 1939-46

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SECRET
EXECUTIVE BOARD
Monday, 25th August 1941.

Secretariat [illegible]

Present:

D.D.G.

Mr. Francis Williams

Sir Victor Schuster

Mr. Gates

Mr. Ryan

Mr. Kirkpatrick

Admiral Carpendale

General Tripp

Colonel Heywood

Mr. McIver

Mr. Ridsdale

Mr. Waddell (Secretary)

1. The minutes of the meeting on 23rd August were taken as read and approved.

2. The Service Advisors and Mr. Ridsdale and Mr. McIver reported on the day's news and then left the meeting.

3. INTERFERENCE WITH DEUTSCHLANDSENDER

It was noted that the newspapers were giving greater attention than the facts (so far as they were known) warranted to the interjections, probably made from Russia, in the Deutschlandsender broadcasts. Mr. Francis Williams agreed to enquire about the origin of the story.

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