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William Edward PERCIVAL: in 1939 he broadcast on German radio concerning the ill-treatment...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/429
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This record is about the William Edward PERCIVAL: in 1939 he broadcast on German radio concerning the ill-treatment... dating from 1939 Sep 05-1946 Mar 07 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/429
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 Sep 05-1946 Mar 07
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William Edward PERCIVAL: in 1939 he broadcast on German radio concerning the ill-treatment of German prisoners in Poland and subsequently corrected scripts for broadcasts to England. In 1941 he refused repatriation. In 1943 he was released from internment in Germany to work for the German Foreign Office on propaganda work. He was an associate of John Amery and members of the British Free Corps
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- Physical Description: with 7 photograph, passport papers and private correspondence
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF 47841
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- Open Document, Open Description
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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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