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Stephen CARROLL-HELD: Irish. Of German descent, HELD, an IRA sympathiser, visited...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/1449
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This record is about the Stephen CARROLL-HELD: Irish. Of German descent, HELD, an IRA sympathiser, visited... dating from 1939 Jan 01 - 1940 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KV 2/1449
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939 Jan 01 - 1940 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Stephen CARROLL-HELD: Irish. Of German descent, HELD, an IRA sympathiser, visited Germany in 1940 as an emissary of the IRA to discuss Plan Kathleen, the projected German takeover of Ireland. He was arrested when equipment, including a parachute and a transmitter, later found to belong to Hermann GOERTZ, a German spy, was discovered in his house
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Many of the papers belonging to this file were destroyed in a wartime fire
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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)
- PF 48339 VOL 1
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2004
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11190800/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: KV
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Within the series: KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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