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Arthur Mitchell RANSOME: British. A journalist in Moscow in 1917, described as an...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/1904
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This record is about the Arthur Mitchell RANSOME: British. A journalist in Moscow in 1917, described as an... dating from 1918 Jan 01 - 1937 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 (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KV 2/1904
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1918 Jan 01 - 1937 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Arthur Mitchell RANSOME: British. A journalist in Moscow in 1917, described as an ardent Bolshevik and follower of Trotsky (whose secretary he married), RANSOME was also concerned to keep the British authorities informed of developments in the early yearsof the revolution
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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 R301 VOL 2
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Marriage and divorce
- Communism
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11234877/
Series information
KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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