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William Herbert GREENE, alias MIDORIKAWA: British. In 1934 GREENE was in contact...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/634
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This record is about the William Herbert GREENE, alias MIDORIKAWA: British. In 1934 GREENE was in contact... dating from 1934 Feb 23-1935 Oct 14 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/634
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1934 Feb 23-1935 Oct 14
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William Herbert GREENE, alias MIDORIKAWA: British. In 1934 GREENE was in contact with the Japanese Naval Attache in London in an attempt, he claimed, to act as a double agent for British or American Intelligence. His offer as such to the British and US authorities was turned down and he was warned that no support would be forthcoming from them. GREENE continued to pass information of a sort to the Japanese during 1935 and was paid for doing so.That year he also offered his services to the Soviet Embassy who promptly informed the Foreign Office of his approach to them
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF42727 VOLS 1&2
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11016567/
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