Description
Object description
Extensive collection of mainly official papers pertaining to his work as a British Army Intelligence Officer working for COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Commander Allied Forces) and subsequently SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) during the Second World War, and after the war as Secretary to the British Bombing Survey Unit (BBSU) and to the British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee (BIOS), 1945 – 1947, comprising: 'Martian' weekly operational intelligence reports (GHQ Home Forces / 21st Army Group / SHAEF), May 1943 – May 1944; 'Neptune Argus' daily intelligence summaries (SHAEF), April – June 1944; reports, publications and other documents regarding Ezra's special responsibility for the gathering and evaluation of intelligence on the German military transport system (with particular reference to railways) in the period preceding the Normandy landings in June 1944; copies of 'Interim' and 'Occupation' (21st Army Group / BAOR intelligence review), 1945 – 1946; BBSU correspondence files and related papers, 1945 – 1946; BIOS correspondence, minutes of meetings, Secretary's reports and related papers, 1946 – 1947.
Content description
Extensive collection of mainly official papers pertaining to his work as a British Army Intelligence Officer working for COSSAC (Chief of Staff to the Supreme Commander Allied Forces) and subsequently SHAEF (Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force) during the Second World War, and after the war as Secretary to the British Bombing Survey Unit (BBSU) and to the British Intelligence Objectives Sub-Committee (BIOS), 1945 – 1947, comprising: 'Martian' weekly operational intelligence reports (GHQ Home Forces / 21st Army Group / SHAEF), May 1943 – May 1944; 'Neptune Argus' daily intelligence summaries (SHAEF), April – June 1944; reports, publications and other documents regarding Ezra's special responsibility for the gathering and evaluation of intelligence on the German military transport system (with particular reference to railways) in the period preceding the Normandy landings in June 1944; copies of 'Interim' and 'Occupation' (21st Army Group / BAOR intelligence review), 1945 – 1946; BBSU correspondence files and related papers, 1945 – 1946; BIOS correspondence, minutes of meetings, Secretary's reports and related papers, 1946 – 1947.
History note
Cataloguer SWW