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Edward SZARKIEWICZ: Polish. He acted in a liaison capacity between the Polish authorities...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/517
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This record is about the Edward SZARKIEWICZ: Polish. He acted in a liaison capacity between the Polish authorities... dating from 1940 Feb 27-1944 Apr 17 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940 Feb 27-1944 Apr 17
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Edward SZARKIEWICZ: Polish. He acted in a liaison capacity between the Polish authorities in London and the Security Service during the Second World War. He had considerable experience in the Middle East, including a period of service with Security Intelligence Middle East (SIME). He is alleged to have claimed on his deathbed that he was implicated in the death of General SIKORSKI by sabotaging his plane before it left Cairo on its way to Gibraltar. There is nothing on the file to lend credence to this story
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF 64550 VOL 1
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- Open Document, Open Description
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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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