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Leon MINSTER, alias MINTER, alias Charlie BARTON: Russian; American. A Soviet agent...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/2962

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This record is about the Leon MINSTER, alias MINTER, alias Charlie BARTON: Russian; American. A Soviet agent... dating from 1934 Jul 23 - 1954 Mar 15 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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KV 2/2962
Date
1934 Jul 23 - 1954 Mar 15
Description

Leon MINSTER, alias MINTER, alias Charlie BARTON: Russian; American. A Soviet agent in Shanghai in the 1930s, MINSTER's cover was the management of a radio shop

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 44218 VOL 1
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2009
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11497096/

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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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