Highlights of Freedom of Information releases in September 2005

Recent releases at The National Archives

MI5 files reveal secrets of exploding chocolate bars

Chocolate bombe: Newly released files reveal German techniques for camouflaging sabotage equipment (KV4 /284)- these include drawings and photographs of an exploding chocolate bar and a mess tin concealing bomb equipment. Original German propaganda leaflets (KV3/210) feature a spoof Evening Standard article and a peculiar document claiming to have been issued by supporters of Hitler in Whitehall that sets out the fate of England after it is defeated.

Security service release

Introduction

Cases of general interest

German Intelligence Agents and Suspected Agents

German Intelligence Officers

Renegades

Files of Jewish interest

Communists and Suspected Communists

Soviet Intelligence Agents

Stories with possible local or international interest

The following files can be found on DocumentsOnline:

Aaron Lwowitch Scheinman (KV2/1978) Go to DocumentsOnline to view the images

Ernestine Louisa Evans (KV2/1985) Go to DocumentsOnline to view the images

Betty Eileen McKaig Reid (KV2/2042-47) Go to DocumentsOnline to view the images

Camouflages for sabotage equipment used by the German Sabotage Services (KV4/283-285) Go to DocumentsOnline to view the images