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Joseph Henri Pierre JANSSENS: Belgian. JANSSENS was recruited by the Germans in 1941...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/1934
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This record is about the Joseph Henri Pierre JANSSENS: Belgian. JANSSENS was recruited by the Germans in 1941... dating from 1943 Jan 01 - 1953 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 2/1934
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943 Jan 01 - 1953 Dec 31
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Joseph Henri Pierre JANSSENS: Belgian. JANSSENS was recruited by the Germans in 1941 first to work as a secret agent in South America, a destination later changed to the Belgian Congo. He was put on a plane to Britain by the Portuguese police in 1943 and interrogated at Camp 020. He was detained for the rest of the war and repatriated in 1945
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF 65915
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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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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11249200/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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