Maisons tolerees (licensed brothels) and British troops in France 2

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 106 AMS/B/07/19
  • Former Reference
      GB 106 3/JBS/C5 Box 1 of 1 JB 62
  • Dates of Creation
      1940
  • Physical Description
      2 folders

Scope and Content

Consists of correspondence concerning:

- the opening of brothels in Brittany for British troops (some press cuttings attached)

- meeting on 11 Jun 1940 at Caxton Hall to raise awareness about the problem of tolerated brothels in France (agenda attached) (meeting postponed press cuttings attached)

- enlisting support of chaplains about making brothels out of bounds to British troops

- serving alcohol in Canteens to young soldiers and question of alcoholic abstinence