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Shapurji Saklatvala
One of the first MPs of Indian heritage, Shapurji Saklatvala (1874–1936) was an agitator for change, which led to his surveillance by the Security Service.
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Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB): general
Catalogue reference: KV 3/401
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This record is about the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB): general dating from 1944 Jul 22 - 1945 Mar 16 in the series The Security Service: Subject (SF 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)
- KV 3/401
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944 Jul 22 - 1945 Mar 16
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Description (What the record is about)
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Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB): general
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- Serial 682a: summary of the position of the Communist Party between August and December 1944. Serial 686a: paper on the Party's attitude towards the trade unions, January 1945
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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)
- SF 491 VOL 14
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2010
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- 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
- Communism
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11541108/
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Series information
KV 3
The Security Service: Subject (SF series) Files
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