Intelligence Branch weekly notes on the progress of the war: subject matter and circulation.

A file of documents relating to the distribution of extracts of weekly reports from the Intelligence Branch to the Regional Commissioners of each Civil Defence Region. Subjects covered in the file include the theatres of war, including the Middle East, the Far East, the Eastern Front, and the Mediterranean; enemy weapons, including bombs and chemicals; enemy propaganda; and the results of R.A.F. raids on enemy and enemy-occupied territories, including Germany. Other subjects discussed include civil defence development abroad, including warnings, lighting, shelters, and post-raid operations; morale in enemy and enemy-occupied territories; home morale, including information from the Beveridge Report; the Battle of the Atlantic; prisoners of war; Luftwaffe tactics; and the Indian independence movement. Documents in the file include letters of receipt from Regional Commissioners; correspondence concerning the restriction of information; and further letters questioning the scale and the continuation of distribution due to doubts over the relevance of the extracts.