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Max BRAUN, aliases BROGLIE, Albert SIMON: German, naturalized French. A Social Democrat...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/1912
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This record is about the Max BRAUN, aliases BROGLIE, Albert SIMON: German, naturalized French. A Social Democrat... dating from 1934 Jan 01 - 1948 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 2/1912
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- 1934 Jan 01 - 1948 Dec 31
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Max BRAUN, aliases BROGLIE, Albert SIMON: German, naturalized French. A Social Democrat leader in the Saar, BRAUN provided intelligence to the French about German military dispositions at the beginning of the Second World War. He came to Britain in 1940 and later worked for the Political Intelligence Department of the Foreign Office
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF 44165
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- Retained Until 2005
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- Open Document, Open Description
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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