Piece
Accessions administration: KV 2
Catalogue reference: PRO 57/15934
Date: 2000 Jan 1 - 2003 Dec 31
Accessions administration: KV 2
Piece
Stephen Walter POLLAK, aliases Stephen Saul SKUP, Saul SKUP: Czech/German, naturalized...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/3507
What’s it about?
This record is about the Stephen Walter POLLAK, aliases Stephen Saul SKUP, Saul SKUP: Czech/German, naturalized... dating from 1938 Apr 22 - 1941 Nov 26 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
Is it available online?
Yes, this record is available online and can be downloaded. How to view it.
Can I see it in person?
No, this record is not available to see in person at The National Archives. Other ways to view it.
Full description and record details
-
Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KV 2/3507
-
Date (When the record was created)
- 1938 Apr 22 - 1941 Nov 26
-
Description (What the record is about)
-
Stephen Walter POLLAK, aliases Stephen Saul SKUP, Saul SKUP: Czech/German, naturalized British. A Communist, POLLAK's adventurous career included service in the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1938), two years under an assumed identity of SKUP in the Balkans (1939-1941), arrest and internment in India (1941-1946), and two years in Czechoslovakia (1946-1947) where he acquired a British wife. He finally settled in the UK. In his autobiography 'Strange land behind me', published in 1951, he acknowledged his past Soviet and Communist links
-
Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
-
Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PF 47066 VOL 1
-
Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
-
Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Retained Until 2011
-
Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
-
Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11602914/
How to order it
- View this record page in our current catalogue
- Check viewing and downloading options
- Select an option and follow instructions
Series information
KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
See the series level description for more information about this record.
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
6,152 records
4,773 records
You are currently looking at the piece: KV 2/3507
Stephen Walter POLLAK, aliases Stephen Saul SKUP, Saul SKUP: Czech/German, naturalized...
Related records
Records that share similar topics with this record.