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Andres BLAY PIGRAU: Paraguayan. BLAY PIGRAU was taken off ship in Trinidad en route...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/2109

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This record is about the Andres BLAY PIGRAU: Paraguayan. BLAY PIGRAU was taken off ship in Trinidad en route... dating from 1942 Jan 01 - 1946 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 2/2109
Date
1942 Jan 01 - 1946 Dec 31
Description

Andres BLAY PIGRAU: Paraguayan. BLAY PIGRAU was taken off ship in Trinidad en route from Spain to Argentina after it became clear he was a recruited German agent tasked to obtain information about Allied shipping. He was brought to the UK to be interrogated at Camp 020 where he confessed. He was interned for the duration of the war

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 65362
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/C11270910/

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KV 2

The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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