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Harold Granville GRENFELL: British. GRENFELL was Naval Attache in Russia at the time...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/507
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This record is about the Harold Granville GRENFELL: British. GRENFELL was Naval Attache in Russia at the time... dating from 1926 Jan 21-1939 Jun 07 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)
- 1926 Jan 21-1939 Jun 07
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Harold Granville GRENFELL: British. GRENFELL was Naval Attache in Russia at the time of the Revolution and became idealistically influenced by Soviet Communism - a cause which he continued to follow after leaving the Navy. The file consists mainly of records compiled by the Metropolitan Police Directorate of Intelligence prior to its amalgamation with MI5
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF PP 23092 VOL 2
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- Open Document, Open Description
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