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Registry and carding arrangements of Security Intelligence Middle East (SIME) in...
Catalogue reference: KV 4/437
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This record is about the Registry and carding arrangements of Security Intelligence Middle East (SIME) in... dating from 1954 Mar 23 - 1954 Dec 31 in the series The Security Service: Policy (Pol F 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)
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KV 4/437
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Date (When the record was created)
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1954 Mar 23 - 1954 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Registry and carding arrangements of Security Intelligence Middle East (SIME) in its headquarters and outstations in Egypt, Iraq, Palestine and Cyprus
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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)
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POL F 205-0188-13 VOL 2
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Retained Until 2009
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Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Europe and Russia
- Middle East
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11497071/
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Series information
KV 4
The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files
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