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Japanese espionage activities in the East Indian Archipelago and Straits Settlements...
Catalogue reference: KV 3/252
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This record is about the Japanese espionage activities in the East Indian Archipelago and Straits Settlements... dating from 1938 Jan 01 - 1939 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Subject (SF series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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KV 3/252
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Date (When the record was created)
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1938 Jan 01 - 1939 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Japanese espionage activities in the East Indian Archipelago and Straits Settlements and India. This file is concerned with Japanese intelligence activity and British counter-measures, mainly in the Straits Settlements (Malaya, Singapore) but including neighbouring territories, in the 1930s and early 1940s
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Note (Additional information about the record)
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Serial 65b: Japanese prediction of likely response of Allies; Serial 69x: detailed report on raid by Singapore Special Branch on Japanese commercial premises known to be providing cover for espionage activity
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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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SF 92-0149-0089 VOL 2
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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 2006
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Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Asia
- Intelligence
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11270188/
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KV 3
The Security Service: Subject (SF series) Files
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