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Brendan Francis BEHAN: Irish. The playwright, BEHAN, first came to the Security Service's...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/3181

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This record is about the Brendan Francis BEHAN: Irish. The playwright, BEHAN, first came to the Security Service's... dating from 1941 Nov 24 - 1958 Nov 27 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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KV 2/3181
Date
1941 Nov 24 - 1958 Nov 27
Description

Brendan Francis BEHAN: Irish. The playwright, BEHAN, first came to the Security Service's notice when he attempted to enter the UK in 1939 with a forged travel permit and was returned to Eire in 1941 after a period of detention under the Explosive Substances Act. In 1942 he was sentenced in Dublin to 14 years' imprisonment for attempted murder

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 729326 VOL 1
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2010
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11527045/

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KV 2

The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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