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In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret.
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Security policy: special security markings
Catalogue reference: DEFE 31/78
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This record is about the Security policy: special security markings dating from 1968-1972 in the series Ministry of Defence - Defence Intelligence Staff: Director General of Intelligence,.... It is held at Creating government department or its successor.
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- DEFE 31/78
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1968-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Security policy: special security markings
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Creating government department or its successor
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- DISSEC/4/1/3
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C1196199/
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DEFE 31
Ministry of Defence - Defence Intelligence Staff: Director General of Intelligence,...
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