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B1L Functions, 1940-1945. B1L was responsible for organising Counter-Espionage through...
Catalogue reference: KV 4/163
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- KV 4/163
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1941 May 18-1963 Jun 11
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Description (What the record is about)
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B1L Functions, 1940-1945. B1L was responsible for organising Counter-Espionage through the recruitment of seamen. Its initial rather grand objective of recruiting 300 seamen-agents from whom to choose a smaller band with good access was laterreduced to something more manageable
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- POLF50-52-1(6)
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- Public Record(s)
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- Retained Until 2002
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Intelligence
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11090151/
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The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files
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