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Censorship of press articles and policy re issue of Defence Notices to the press...

Catalogue reference: KV 4/319

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This record is about the Censorship of press articles and policy re issue of Defence Notices to the press... dating from 1941 Jan 01 - 1945 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
KV 4/319
Date
1941 Jan 01 - 1945 Dec 31
Description

Censorship of press articles and policy re issue of Defence Notices to the press by censorship department 1939-1945. Papers on the subject of the file, including consideration of the danger of releasing too much information in the D Notice itself and The Security Service's contribution to the drafting of proposed post-war D Notices, especially those dealing with the reporting of cases under the Official Secrets Act

Note
Serial 137b: printer's proofs of proposed post-war D Notices
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
POL F 69-4-1 VOL 2
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2006
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11270159/

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KV 4

The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files

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Censorship of press articles and policy re issue of Defence Notices to the press...

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