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William Charles RUST: British. RUST was a prominent member of the Communist Party...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/1049

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This record is about the William Charles RUST: British. RUST was a prominent member of the Communist Party... dating from 1933 Mar 23-1937 Sep 07 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
KV 2/1049
Date
1933 Mar 23-1937 Sep 07
Description

William Charles RUST: British. RUST was a prominent member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, of which he served as a delegate to the Comintern in the 1930's. In 1941 he became Editor of the Daily Worker

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF39158 VOL 2
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2002
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Labour
Communism
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11090381/

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KV 2

The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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