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Robert William ROBSON: British. A senior member of the Communist Party of Great Britain,...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/1177

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This record is about the Robert William ROBSON: British. A senior member of the Communist Party of Great Britain,... dating from 1935 Jan 01 - 1947 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
KV 2/1177
Date
1935 Jan 01 - 1947 Dec 31
Description

Robert William ROBSON: British. A senior member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, ROBSON was mostly concerned with organising and also possibly with undercover work. He was London District Organiser 1927-1933 and Head of the Organisation Dept in 1935. He played a leading role in the recruitment of Communists for the Spanish Civil War. In the 1940's he became very ill with TB. When his partner turned to the Church at about the same time, it was thought that he might be approachable for an interview, but this never took place

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 38954 VOL 2
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2003
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Conflict
Communism
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11135025/

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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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