Beschreibung:

Papers of the British Public Relations/ Information Services Control (PR/ ISC) for the British zone of allied occupied Germany immediately after the Second World War, including two drafts by Montgomery as Commander-in-Chief: (i) Draft of Montgomery's 'Personal Message from The British C-in-C (to the population of the British Zone in Germany)', signed ("B.L. Montgomery"), with an autograph emendation in ink (the typed 'I have nothing against' the German people altered by Montgomery to "No harm is intended" against the German people); in a German file-folder marked in blue crayon "C-in-C", 2 pages, carbon under-copy with autograph additions, folio, Germany, 30 May 1945 (ii) Draft of Montgomery's memorandum headed 'British Zone/ Notes on the Present Situation by Field-Marshal Montgomery'/ 14 July 1945' marked by him at the head "Draft" and signed at the end ("B.L. Montgomery"), with autograph additions or revisions made by him in ink and pencil to passages discussing the problem posed by the presence of 20 million German civilians in the British zone ("...Our present attitude towards the German people is negative; it must be replaced by one that is positive and holds out hope for the future..."), the need to let the people get on with their life ("...We ourselves must have real contact with the people so as to know what is really going on..."), his desire to have an orderly zone ("...and no more, until it has been proved that the Germans are at least capable of achieving that..."), the policy to allow British troops to fraternize not just with little children but to "allow conversation with adult Germans in the streets and in public places", and his intended meeting with Eisenhower to discuss the relaxation of these rules, so that it now reflects the fact that the meeting has now been held and that Eisenhower agrees ("...We are issuing statements for release to the Press at 1800 hrs on 14 July..."); marked at the head 'Top Secret'; in a German file-folder marked in blue crayon "C-in-C", 5 pages, carbon under-copy with autograph additions, folio, Germany, 14 July 1945 (iii) Series of 'Personal Messages' issued by Montgomery to the population of the British zone in Germany, comprising (in file order): message opening: 'Three months have now passed since Germany surrendered and your country passed to the control of the allied nations', 25 July 1945; press statement opening: 'Great progress has been made in carrying out Allied de-Nazification policies and in removing prominent Nazis from all responsibility in German life', with pencil notes on distribution and translations, 13 July 1945; message opening: 'You have wondered, nor doubt, why our soldiers do not smile when you wave your hands, or say "Good morning in the streets, or play with the children. It is because our soldiers are obeying orders', plus German translation, 10 June 1945; message opening: 'I have been appointed by the British Government to command and control the area occupied by the British army', plus German translation, 30 May 1945, 6 pages, roneo'd or carbon under-copies, folio, Germany, 30 May to 25 July 1945 (iv) Memorandum headed 'Information Control Projects' of 13 July 1945, with attached docket marked in pencil "One copy to Gen Bishop/ 11.00/ 13th: 'Attached is a brief for your talk with C-in-C to-morrow... It deals with projects which should come into operation in the near future', memorandum 3 pages, carbon under-copy with manuscript additions, folio, Germany, 13 July 1945 (v) Text of a talk [by W.L. Gibson] on the work of the PR/ ISC, beginning: 'I propose to try and give a factual account of our Psychological Warfare activities in Germany from the end of hostilities for six months or so'; in a folder inscribed "Lecture to J.S. Concealment – Psychwar", 17 pages, carbon under-copy with manuscript additions, folio, no stated place or date (vi) Printed ephemera, including, roneo'd Nuremburg: A Summary issued by the PR branch CCG (BE) with attached note "A/ C