Catalogue description Fritz HESSE: German. HESSE was head of the official German news service in London during...

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Details of KV 2/915
Reference: KV 2/915
Description:

Fritz HESSE: German. HESSE was head of the official German news service in London during the 1930's. Regarded as an expert on Britain, in the Second World War he was head of a department of the German Foreign Office under Ribbentrop which was responsible for policy concerning radio propaganda to Britain, the British Free Corps and for advice on the treatment of British prisoners of war. The file contains a copy of his 1945 interrogation report, one item in which suggests that he had established a productive pre-war relationship with an official at No 10 Downing Street during his time in London

Date: 1935 Sep 17-1951 Apr 10
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: PF45496
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Retained Until 2002
Record opening date: 31 October 2002

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