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Joaquin BATICON: Spanish. This man, a ship's steward, was recruited in Buenos Aires...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/2111
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This record is about the Joaquin BATICON: Spanish. This man, a ship's steward, was recruited in Buenos Aires... dating from 1943 Jan 01 - 1945 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 2/2111
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943 Jan 01 - 1945 Dec 31
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Joaquin BATICON: Spanish. This man, a ship's steward, was recruited in Buenos Aires to act as espionage courier between Spain and Argentina. He was taken off ship at Trinidad and removed to New York before being brought to Camp 020 for interrogation. BATICON's wide knowledge of German espionage in South America, Cuba and Spain led to action being taken against a large number of German agents in those places
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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)
- PF 65512
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- Public Record(s)
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- Retained Until 2006
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11270912/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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