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Policy and special procedures for the handling of Top Secret information in connection...

Catalogue reference: KV 4/452

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This record is about the Policy and special procedures for the handling of Top Secret information in connection... dating from 1949 Sep 06 - 1952 Sep 12 in the series The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
KV 4/452
Date
1949 Sep 06 - 1952 Sep 12
Description
Policy and special procedures for the handling of Top Secret information in connection with the leakage of Cabinet Information and investigation of Soviet espionage activities in Australia: VENONA-related papers concerning the MGB spy network in Australiaduring the Second World War
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
POL F 53-33-4 VOL 3
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2011
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Subjects
Topics
Conflict
Australia and Pacific
Intelligence
Operations, battles and campaigns
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11602770/

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KV 4

The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files

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The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files

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