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Isaac Lvovich GROUCHKO: Russian. Having come to the UK as a political refugee in...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/639
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This record is about the Isaac Lvovich GROUCHKO: Russian. Having come to the UK as a political refugee in... dating from 1922 Apr 06-1971 May 17 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)
- 1922 Apr 06-1971 May 17
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Isaac Lvovich GROUCHKO: Russian. Having come to the UK as a political refugee in 1914, GROUCHKO perhaps engaged in some propaganda activity ''among the working classes''. In 1922 he was listed as a general manager in the Soviet Trade Delegation in London and was engaged in the purchase of aircraft machine guns for the Soviet Government. His connection with Russian Intelligence was never conclusively established
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF3877
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Refugees
- Trade and commerce
- Weapons
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