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Signalman George Herbert HANNA: British. Discharged from the Army in 1933 for Communist...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/1764
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This record is about the Signalman George Herbert HANNA: British. Discharged from the Army in 1933 for Communist... dating from 1927 Jan 01 - 1954 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 2/1764
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1927 Jan 01 - 1954 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Signalman George Herbert HANNA: British. Discharged from the Army in 1933 for Communist activities, HANNA later went to Russia where he married a Russian and settled down and appears to have occupied an official position
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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)
- PF 38891 VOLS 1-4
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- 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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11234858/
Series information
KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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