Interview with Alfred Adamson Fyffe

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British officer served with Field Security and with Spanish Section, Special Operations Executive, STS 52, Thame Park, GB, 1941; commanded No 6 Special Workshop School, Inverlair Lodge, GB, 1941-1944; served as Head of Security for General Staff of the French Forces of the Interior, Free French Forces, London, GB, 1944; served with Headquarters, Special Operations Executive, Baker Street, London, GB, 1944-1945; served with Evaluation Mission ME 42, Special Operations Executive in Germany, 1945-1946

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REEL 1 Background in GB, 1913-1940: family; education; visit to Germany; story of how he was interrogated by the German authorities; incident at German/Austrian border; knowledge of Germany prior to visit; travelling across Europe. REEL 2 Continues: further details of education; employment; move to Bristol; declaration of Second World War, 3/9/1939; news of wars progress; attitude towards shipping losses. Aspects of enlistment and training with Intelligence Corps in GB, 1940: call-up for military service with British Army, 1940; French language tests; interview; return to Scotland; attempts to join a Scottish regiment. REEL 3 Continues: training; accommodation; attending military intelligence Course at School of Military Intelligence, Matlock. Recollections of period with Field Security, Intelligence Corps in GB, 1940-1941: posting to Fort William; journey to Fort William; role of Field Security; security measures. REEL 4 Continues: military organisations based in area; personnel; duties; finding appropriate locations; visit by Major-General Colin Gubbins; receiving commission from Major-General Colin Gubbins; leaving Field Security REEL 5 Continues: Recollections of period as officer with Spanish Section, STS 52, Special Operations Executive, Thame Park in GB, 1941: arrival at Headquarters, Special Operations Executive, Baker Street, London; obtaining officers uniform; lack of knowledge of Special Operations Executive; description of Headquarters, Special Operations Executive, Baker Street, London; question of security at Headquarters, Special Operations Executive, London; posting to Spanish Section, Special Operations Executive; arrival at STS 52 at Thame Park; training; social life; Spanish agents at STS 52, Thame Park; attitude towards work at STS 52; leave. REEL 6 Continues: return to Headquarters, Special Operations Executive, Baker Street, London; attitude towards posting to Inverlair. Recollections of period commanding No 6 Special Workshop School, Special Operations Executive, Inverlair Lodge, Inverlair, GB, 1941-1944: role of No 6 Special Workshop School; agents sent to No 6 Special Workshop School; use of collaboration and co-operation in dealing with agents; tracking down two agents who absconded from school; being given responsibility for security of all Special Operations Executive establishments in Scotland. REEL 7 Continues: duties; role as commandant; Norwegians serving with Special Operations Executive; calibre of Norwegian recruits; taking part in exercises; physical fitness; rations; desire for more operational role. REEL 8 Continues: desire for more operational role; memories of Head of Security for Special Operations Executive, Air Commodore Archie Boyle; research into parachute failure; return to Headquarters, Special Operations Executive, Baker Street, London. Recollections of period as Head of Security for General Staff of the French Forces of the Interior, Free French Forces in London, GB, 1944: attitude towards working in London; organising security for Royal visit; opinion of Air Commodore Archie Boyle. REEL 9 Continues: memories of Special Operations Executive personnel; attitude towards General Charles de Gaulle; question of American and French security; closure of General Staff of the French Forces of the Interior in London. Aspects of period with Headquarters, Special Operations Executive, Baker Street in London, GB, 1944-1945: work interviewing potential agents in Bayswater. Recollections of period with Evaluation Mission ME 42 in Germany, 1945-1946: duties securing information on missing Special Operation Executive agents; work of Vera Atkins. REEL 10 Continues: organisation of Evaluation Mission ME 42; sending reports to London, GB; work of Vera Atkins; interrogations conducted by Vera Atkins; end of Evaluation Mission ME 42.

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Category: Sound
Related period: 1990 to the present day (production), Second World War (content), Second World War (association)
Creator: IWM (Production company)
Seaman, Mark (Recorder)
Fyffe, Alfred Adamson (Interviewee/Speaker)
Production date: 2002-03-26
Dimensions: whole: Duration 300, Number Of Items 10
Catalogue number: 23100

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