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Percy William RAPP: British. RAPP offered his services to German Intelligence in...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/699
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This record is about the Percy William RAPP: British. RAPP offered his services to German Intelligence in... dating from 1937 Dec 01-1942 Feb 10 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/699
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1937 Dec 01-1942 Feb 10
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Description (What the record is about)
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Percy William RAPP: British. RAPP offered his services to German Intelligence in 1937, was recruited and given commercial cover for the purpose. Although it seemed that he was no longer in contact with Germany, RAPP was interned at the outset of the Second World War and released in 1944
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF46127 VOL 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- English
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- file(s)
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- Retained Until 2002
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11050012/
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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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