'Chocolate for Zedzed. Basil Zaharoff and the secret diplomacy of the Great War' in Records of the Permanent Under Secretary's Department. Liaison between the Foreign Office and British Secret Intelligence, 1873-1939

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Author(s) Hamilton, Keith
Publication type Chapter
Year published 2005
Pages pp27-41
Publisher Foreign & Commonwealth Office
Place Published London

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Name Diplomatic issues inc imperialism

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Name British Library
City London
County Greater London
Country England
Postcode NW1 2DB
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Deals with Zaharoff's wartime role in support of the allied war effort in the Near East, especially Greece and Turkey where he attempted, using British government funds, to influence local politicians, etc. Deals also with his connection with Sir Vincent Caillard, then a senior director of Vickers Ltd and a conduit to the British government