Focus on
Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret.
Series
Ministry of Transport: Files received from the UK High Commission in Germany
Catalogue reference: MT 183
What's it about?
MT 183
This series consists of files received from the UK High Commission in Germany.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MT 183
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Transport: Files received from the UK High Commission in Germany
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1952-1954
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series consists of files received from the UK High Commission in Germany.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- NA, BIR and GA Series
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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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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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from 2004 Office of the Deputy Prime Minister
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Accruals (Indicates whether the archive expects to receive further records in future)
- Series is accruing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11232/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
156,093 records
Within the department: MT
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Ministry of Transport: Files received from the UK High Commission in Germany
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