Focus on
Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret.
Piece
Organisation and functions of SIME Special Section (1942-1945): key documents originating...
Catalogue reference: KV 4/197
What’s it about?
This record is about the Organisation and functions of SIME Special Section (1942-1945): key documents originating... dating from 1942 Jan 01 - 1948 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
No, this record is not available online. However, you can order a copy. Other ways to view it.
Can I see it in person?
Yes, this record is held at The National Archives and is available to see in person. How to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KV 4/197
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1942 Jan 01 - 1948 Dec 31
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Organisation and functions of SIME Special Section (1942-1945): key documents originating in Security Intelligence Middle East (SIME) which were salvaged from the files of the SIME Special Section before they were destroyed after the Second World War. Thedocuments cover the establishment and organisation of the Special Section, which ran double agents against the Abwehr in the Middle East; double and triple agent methodology; and a selection of plans for both actual and proposed deception operations (mostly Middle Eastern but some UK-based). There are also summaries of double agent cases, in particular CHEESE, and some papers relating to the 44 Committee in Italy
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- POLF50-24-44-82
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2003
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11134865/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
KV 4
The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
6,152 records
490 records
You are currently looking at the piece: KV 4/197
Organisation and functions of SIME Special Section (1942-1945): key documents originating...
You may be interested in
Read stories that share a catalogue subject with this record.
-
-
Record revealed
‘The Book of Negroes’: Black refugees who fought in the American Revolution
This volume offers a glimpse of the numerous ‘Black Loyalists’ who seized the American Revolutionary War as a chance to gain freedom from enslavement. -
The story of
Anthony Blunt's confession
Security Service files paint a vivid picture of what happened when Anthony Blunt – then employed in the royal household – admitted spying for the Soviet Union.
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.