British intelligence decodes in the CIA's Select Documents recorded the roundup and transfer of Italian Jews to Auschwitz.
Sources
- Records of the Central Intelligence Agency (RG 263) (archives.gov)
- https://sgp.fas.org/news/2000/06/nara062600.html (sgp.fas.org)
- https://www.cbsnews.com/news/allies-knew-of-danger-to-italian-jews/ (cbsnews.com)
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