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The Abwehr's use of deception material. An account of the Abwehr's use of deception...
Catalogue reference: KV 3/116
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This record is about the The Abwehr's use of deception material. An account of the Abwehr's use of deception... dating from 1944 Jan 01 - 1946 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Subject (SF series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 3/116
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944 Jan 01 - 1946 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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The Abwehr's use of deception material. An account of the Abwehr's use of deception as an intelligence weapon, based on captured German documents and interrogation reports
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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)
- SF 52-4-25-6
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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 2005
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Internment
- Weapons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11234743/
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KV 3
The Security Service: Subject (SF series) Files
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