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Ernest Walter CANT: British. A prominent member of the Communist Party of Great Britain,...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/1052
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This record is about the Ernest Walter CANT: British. A prominent member of the Communist Party of Great Britain,... dating from 1930 Jan 01-1931 Sep 23 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KV 2/1052
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1930 Jan 01-1931 Sep 23
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ernest Walter CANT: British. A prominent member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, CANT was among those imprisoned in 1925 after the police raid on CPGB HQ. He served as Party organiser in London and in Nottingham. Papers subsequent to 1947 have been destroyed
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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)
- PF39242 VOL 2
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2002
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Communism
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11090384/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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