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Freda Mary COOK / General News Service: New Zealand. Together with her husband Eric...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/2048

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This record is about the Freda Mary COOK / General News Service: New Zealand. Together with her husband Eric... dating from 1936 Jan 01 - 1938 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 2/2048
Date
1936 Jan 01 - 1938 Dec 31
Description

Freda Mary COOK / General News Service: New Zealand. Together with her husband Eric Kingsley COOK, she ran the Democratic and General News Service, whose aim was to provide left-wing material for the progressive press of the British Empire. The Cooks wereclosely allied with the Communist Party

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 64983 VOL 1
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2005
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11249213/

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KV 2

The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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