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The loss of SS Arandora Star
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Amtsgruppe Ausland OKW. This Abwehr section's role was to collect and evaluate political...
Catalogue reference: KV 5/27
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This record is about the Amtsgruppe Ausland OKW. This Abwehr section's role was to collect and evaluate political... dating from 1940 Jan 01 - 1946 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Organisation (OF series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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KV 5/27
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Date (When the record was created)
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1940 Jan 01 - 1946 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Amtsgruppe Ausland OKW. This Abwehr section's role was to collect and evaluate political and military information from all points in the world for the benefit of the German High Command. The file consists of interrogation reports of those involved and of captured German documents
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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)
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OF 141
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Retained Until 2005
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Internment
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11249112/
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KV 5
The Security Service: Organisation (OF series) Files
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