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Patrick Joseph DILLON, alias Smoky CADOGAN: he was taken prisoner in 1940 after his...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/434
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This record is about the Patrick Joseph DILLON, alias Smoky CADOGAN: he was taken prisoner in 1940 after his... dating from 1943 Jul 05-1945 Jun 21 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)
- 1943 Jul 05-1945 Jun 21
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Patrick Joseph DILLON, alias Smoky CADOGAN: he was taken prisoner in 1940 after his ship was sunk. He broadcast propaganda to Ireland under the name of Patrick CADOGAN and helped to produce the German propaganda newspaper, 'The Camp'. He was sentenced in 1945 to 10 years' imprisonment for aiding the enemy
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF 114765 VOL 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10967513/
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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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