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Leon Borisovitch HELFAND: American. A Soviet diplomat in the 1920s and 1930s, HELFAND...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/2681

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This record is about the Leon Borisovitch HELFAND: American. A Soviet diplomat in the 1920s and 1930s, HELFAND... dating from 1929 Jul 26 - 1955 Aug 22 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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KV 2/2681
Date
1929 Jul 26 - 1955 Aug 22
Description

Leon Borisovitch HELFAND: American. A Soviet diplomat in the 1920s and 1930s, HELFAND defected in 1940 providing information about OGPU operations in Rome and elsewhere

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 4307
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2007
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11377573/

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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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