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Vivian Bernard MEIK: British. A journalist who claimed falsely to have been employed...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/2413
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This record is about the Vivian Bernard MEIK: British. A journalist who claimed falsely to have been employed... dating from 1943 Jan 01 - 1943 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 2/2413
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1943 Jan 01 - 1943 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Vivian Bernard MEIK: British. A journalist who claimed falsely to have been employed by British Intelligence, MEIK was convicted under the Official Secrets Act in 1943 for improperly obtaining documents from a Foreign Office employee Gwendoline AYRES and both were sentenced to two years imprisonment. The Supp A volume contains the product of telephone and postal interceptions
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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 44834 SUPP A
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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/C11287879/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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