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Eamon DE VALERA: Irish. Later the President of the Irish Republic, DE VALERA was...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/515
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This record is about the Eamon DE VALERA: Irish. Later the President of the Irish Republic, DE VALERA was... dating from 1918 Sep 09-1949 Mar 31 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KV 2/515
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1918 Sep 09-1949 Mar 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Eamon DE VALERA: Irish. Later the President of the Irish Republic, DE VALERA was formerly a member of Sinn Fein and the IRA. The file paints an interesting and sometimes vivid picture of an extraordinary personality and career. It is mainly derived from press articles but there is some analysis and extracts from contemporary intelligence summaries. Of particular interest are items covering DE VALERA's dramatic escape from prison in 1919; his subsequent visit to the United States and his reception there; his notes on military matters such as methods of communication and the organisation ther Irish army; his address to the Irish nation
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- With a report on his escape from prison
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PF 1 VOL 2
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10967660/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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