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Wenzel JAKSCH: Austrian; German; Czech. Leader of the Bohemian Socialist Party in...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/2870

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This record is about the Wenzel JAKSCH: Austrian; German; Czech. Leader of the Bohemian Socialist Party in... dating from 1936 Apr 21 - 1940 Feb 18 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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KV 2/2870
Date
1936 Apr 21 - 1940 Feb 18
Description

Wenzel JAKSCH: Austrian; German; Czech. Leader of the Bohemian Socialist Party in the late 1930s, JAKSCH arrived in the UK as a refugee in 1939 and became London Representative of the Sudeten German Social Democratic Party and leader of the 'Jaksch Group' among the refugees supported by the Czech Refugee Trust Fund. The file includes much intercepted correspondence to and from Jaksch, showing his anti-Nazi stance while safeguarding the interests of the Sudeten Germans vis-?-vis the Czechs. After the war he went to Germany and in 1953 was elected a member of the Bundestag

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 46406 VOL 1
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2008
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11477337/

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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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