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German Espionage in South Africa, 1939-1945. This file was created to house a paper...
Catalogue reference: KV 3/10
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This record is about the German Espionage in South Africa, 1939-1945. This file was created to house a paper... dating from 1939 Jan 01-1978 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Subject (SF series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1939 Jan 01-1978 Dec 31
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German Espionage in South Africa, 1939-1945. This file was created to house a paper written in 1978 by Miss Pat McCallum, a researcher for the history: 'British Intelligence in the Second World War'. It is a lucid and fully-researched account of German intelligence activities in South Africa during the Second World War, based on the relevant MI5 files of the period.
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- SF52-0261-1 SUPP A
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- English
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- Open Document, Open Description
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The Security Service: Subject (SF series) Files
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