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Communist activities among musicians and actors. Reports, mostly from agent sources,...
Catalogue reference: KV 3/377
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This record is about the Communist activities among musicians and actors. Reports, mostly from agent sources,... dating from 1942 Mar 11 - 1944 Feb 29 in the series The Security Service: Subject (SF series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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KV 3/377
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Date (When the record was created)
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1942 Mar 11 - 1944 Feb 29
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Description (What the record is about)
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Communist activities among musicians and actors. Reports, mostly from agent sources, of Communist activity mainly in the Workers Musical Association, but also the Musicians Union, the London Orchestral Union, the Topic Records Club and the William Morris Musical Society
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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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SF 464-56 VOL 3
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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 2010
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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
- Performing arts
- Labour
- Communism
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11526924/
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Series information
KV 3
The Security Service: Subject (SF series) Files
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