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Leon JOSEPHSON (1) / Barney JOSEPHSON (2), alias (1) Bernard A HIRSCHFIELD: Latvian,...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/1608
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This record is about the Leon JOSEPHSON (1) / Barney JOSEPHSON (2), alias (1) Bernard A HIRSCHFIELD: Latvian,... dating from 1932 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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KV 2/1608
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Date (When the record was created)
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1932 Jan 01 - 1947 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Leon JOSEPHSON (1) / Barney JOSEPHSON (2), alias (1) Bernard A HIRSCHFIELD: Latvian, naturalised American. Leon JOSEPHSON, a lawyer by training and a self-admitted Communist, was in 1932 involved in providing support for the Russian illegal (either Comintern or Military Intelligence) LYND, then visiting India. In 1935 he was one of a group of Russian Military Intelligence agents arrested in Copenhagen and charged with espionage. Barney JOSEPHSON, a nightclub owner, was an associate of members of the Communist Party of the USA and patron of left-wing performers
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Serial 11a: photograph, passport application
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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)
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PF 43785 VOL 1
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Public Record(s)
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Retained Until 2004
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Intelligence
- Americas
- Communism
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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