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John Frederick TANNER: British. A revolutionary trade unionist and early radical...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/3755

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This record is about the John Frederick TANNER: British. A revolutionary trade unionist and early radical... dating from 1941 Jun 17 - 1965 Mar 04 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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KV 2/3755
Date
1941 Jun 17 - 1965 Mar 04
Description

John Frederick TANNER: British. A revolutionary trade unionist and early radical in the early part of the 20th century, Tanner was suspected in the 1920s of being associated with Jacob KIRCHENSTEIN's Soviet espionage and propaganda network. However by the1940s and 1950s he had moved away from the extreme left and was widely regarded as firmly right wing by persuasion

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 654657 VOL 2
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2012
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C13200387/

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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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