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John Boynton PRIESTLEY: British. J B PRIESTLEY came to the significant notice of...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/3775

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This record is about the John Boynton PRIESTLEY: British. J B PRIESTLEY came to the significant notice of... dating from 1954 Mar 25 - 1960 Jan 23 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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KV 2/3775
Date
1954 Mar 25 - 1960 Jan 23
Description
John Boynton PRIESTLEY: British. J B PRIESTLEY came to the significant notice of the Security Service in 1941 in connection with the '1941 Committee' which amalgamated with the 'Forward March' movement to form 'Common Wealth'. He resigned in 1942 and resisted attempts by the Communist Party and its front organisations to make use of him
Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 61979 VOL 2
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Access conditions
Retained Until 2014
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14206422/

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