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Bruno Maximovich PONTECORVO: Italian, British, Russian. PONTECORVO, employed on atomic...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/1894
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This record is about the Bruno Maximovich PONTECORVO: Italian, British, Russian. PONTECORVO, employed on atomic... dating from 1945 Jan 01 - 1950 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 2/1894
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945 Jan 01 - 1950 Dec 31
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Bruno Maximovich PONTECORVO: Italian, British, Russian. PONTECORVO, employed on atomic projects in North America and then at the Atomic Energy Research Establishment (AERE) at Harwell in the UK, defected to the USSR in 1950 following a holiday in Italy with his family. The Supplementary C file contains photocopies of personal correspondence and other papers found in PONTECORVO's house at Harwell, including items dealing with personal administration, employment and liaison with fellow scientists including Joliot-Curie, Segre and Blackett
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- With attachments, diaries etc
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF 69341 SUPP C VOL 3
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- Public Record(s)
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- Retained Until 2005
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- Open Document, Open Description
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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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