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Ira LONGIN, alias LANG: Russian. Ira LONGIN was a source of Soviet military information...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/1631

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This record is about the Ira LONGIN, alias LANG: Russian. Ira LONGIN was a source of Soviet military information... dating from 1946 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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Reference
KV 2/1631
Date
1946 Jan 01 - 1953 Dec 31
Description

Ira LONGIN, alias LANG: Russian. Ira LONGIN was a source of Soviet military information reporting to the Abwehr's Klatt Bureau. On the face of it, he in turn had agents in the Soviet Union keeping him supplied with such intelligence by radio. Post-war, however, after extensive interrogation, it was concluded that LONGIN had been under Soviet control all along

Note
With 4 photographs
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 602370 VOL 3
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2004
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11190831/

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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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