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Gerald Percy Sandys HEWITT, alias M. SMITH: a teacher in Paris from 1931 onwards,...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/427
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This record is about the Gerald Percy Sandys HEWITT, alias M. SMITH: a teacher in Paris from 1931 onwards,... dating from 1945 Mar 13-1945 Sep 17 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/427
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945 Mar 13-1945 Sep 17
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Description (What the record is about)
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Gerald Percy Sandys HEWITT, alias M. SMITH: a teacher in Paris from 1931 onwards, in 1938-1939 he contributed articles to the British Union of Fascists' weekly paper, 'Action'. From 1942 to 1944 he broadcast and wrote radio scripts for the Germans in Paris. In September 1944 he was arrested in France, having been expelled from Switzerland. He was later tried and in March 1945 he was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Physical Description: with birth certificate and 3 photographs
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- L 260-3287 VOL 2
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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