SHAEF,
General Eisenhower's headquarters moves to
prevent word leaking out about deliberate
Anglo-American violations of international
law, and plans for the
surrender
From
the Daniel Lerner (Psychological Warfare)
papers in the Manuscript Division, Hoover
Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace,
Stanford University, California: Box 35:
"SHAEF, Other Branches" |
SECRET SECRET SUPREME HEADQUARTERS ALLIED EXPEDITIONARY FORCE COMBINED FIELD PRESS CENSORSHIP GROUP
(REAR) APO 413, U. S. ARMY 15 February 1945 1130
Hours Press Censors' Guidance No. 816 (PCG # 780,28 Jan 45, is
CANCELLED). OCCUPATION OF
GERMANY The
following are the subjects on which every
effort should be made to prevent
information falling into the hands of the
enemy: STOP any definite statements
concerning -- - Surrender terms.
- Boundaries of the British,
United States and Russian
zones.
- Categories of arrest,
- Special procedure for dealing
with Waffen S.S.
- The intention to detain all
officers of the German General Staff
Corps.
- The extent of the control which
we will exert over all Information
Services.
- Any other details of
counter-intelligence
planning.
AUTHORITY: SHAEF (Main)
WHITE PHOSPHORUS
BOMBSSTOP: All
mention of the use of White Phosphorus
Bombs as anti-personnel weapons. This is a
contravention of the Geneva
Conventions. AUTHORITY: 21 ARMY
GROUP RMH SECRET |