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Max Julius Alexander HODANN, alias Martin HANSEN: German. Max HODANN was a German...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/2343
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This record is about the Max Julius Alexander HODANN, alias Martin HANSEN: German. Max HODANN was a German... dating from 1952 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KV 2/2343
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1952 Jan 01 - 1955 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Max Julius Alexander HODANN, alias Martin HANSEN: German. Max HODANN was a German born doctor turned journalist and writer on sexual problems with long-term international Communist and possible Soviet intelligence contacts
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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 43817 VOL 5
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- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2006
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Communism
- Sex and gender
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11287950/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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