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Sir Barry DOMVILLE: British. DOMVILLE, a retired Admiral, was sympathetic to German...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/836
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This record is about the Sir Barry DOMVILLE: British. DOMVILLE, a retired Admiral, was sympathetic to German... dating from 1942 Apr 17-1944 Aug 01 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/836
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 Apr 17-1944 Aug 01
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Sir Barry DOMVILLE: British. DOMVILLE, a retired Admiral, was sympathetic to German National Socialism in the 1930's. He met Nazi party leaders, including Hitler, and attended Party Congresses in Nuremberg. In 1937 he founded 'The Link', a pamphlet used by the German party for propaganda and subsidised by them. In 1940 he was influential in the organisation 'British Council for Christian settlement in Europe' which was urging an immediate peace with Germany. He was interned under Defence Regulation 18b in July 1940. His wife, who identified herself with his actions and aims, was interned with him
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF50327 VOL 3
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- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- 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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- Internment
- Europe and Russia
- Fascism
- Navy
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11050147/
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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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