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Dorothy Victoria Anne WOODMAN, alias KINGSLEY-MARTIN: British. Active from 1930 in...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/1607
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This record is about the Dorothy Victoria Anne WOODMAN, alias KINGSLEY-MARTIN: British. Active from 1930 in... dating from 1932 Jan 01 - 1953 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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KV 2/1607
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1932 Jan 01 - 1953 Dec 31
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Dorothy Victoria Anne WOODMAN, alias KINGSLEY-MARTIN: British. Active from 1930 in several left-wing causes through her position as Secretary of the Union of Democratic Control, WOODMAN was well-connected on the left of British politics both through her own contacts and those of her partner Basil KINGSLEY-MARTIN. She was suspected of having acted at least as a talent-spotter for Soviet Intelligence. She later turned her attention to the politics of Asia, particularly Indonesia, China, Burma and India
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Serial 104a: summary; Serial 169a: summary
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PF 42074 VOLS 1-3
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Retained Until 2004
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Open Document, Open Description
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