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Accessions administration: KV 2
Catalogue reference: PRO 57/15934
Date: 2000 Jan 1 - 2003 Dec 31
Accessions administration: KV 2
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Ernst David WEISS, alias Walter LOCK: German/British. WEISS' name appeared among...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/2230
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This record is about the Ernst David WEISS, alias Walter LOCK: German/British. WEISS' name appeared among... dating from 1948 Jan 01 - 1953 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 2/2230
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1948 Jan 01 - 1953 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Ernst David WEISS, alias Walter LOCK: German/British. WEISS' name appeared among the papers found by the Abwehr when arresting Henry ROBINSON, prominent in the Rote Kapelle spy ring, in Paris in 1942. These papers fell into British hands at the end of the war and WEISS was investigated and interrogated on several occasions. He admitted to having worked for Soviet Intelligence from 1932 to 1939
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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 69391 VOL 4
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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/C11270978/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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