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Paul Friedrich Wilhelm MULAK, alias Paul Friedrich MULACK: German/Canadian. MULAK...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/2123
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This record is about the Paul Friedrich Wilhelm MULAK, alias Paul Friedrich MULACK: German/Canadian. MULAK... dating from 1945 Jan 01 - 1947 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 2/2123
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1945 Jan 01 - 1947 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Paul Friedrich Wilhelm MULAK, alias Paul Friedrich MULACK: German/Canadian. MULAK was sent to Canada by the Abwehr in 1940 to establish himself there as an agent. He never achieved this objective and probably never intended to do so. This file contains details of his recruitment and training in Germany, his dispatch to Canada and his interrogation. This was a highly unsuccessful and ill-planned Abwehr operation
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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 602992
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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/C11270931/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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