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Roderick Anton Eduard DIETZE: British and German. He broadcast propaganda for the...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/428
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This record is about the Roderick Anton Eduard DIETZE: British and German. He broadcast propaganda for the... dating from 1939 Oct 27-1945 Dec 11 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1939 Oct 27-1945 Dec 11
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Roderick Anton Eduard DIETZE: British and German. He broadcast propaganda for the Germans during the war. He had lived in Germany before the war and, in view of his nationality, it was decided not to prosecute him as a renegade
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- L 271-100
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10967507/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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