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Charles MARTIN / Elsa MARTIN: Swiss. A husband and wife team working for Soviet Intelligence...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/3902

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This record is about the Charles MARTIN / Elsa MARTIN: Swiss. A husband and wife team working for Soviet Intelligence... dating from 1947 Aug 09 - 1955 Aug 22 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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KV 2/3902
Date
1947 Aug 09 - 1955 Aug 22
Description

Charles MARTIN / Elsa MARTIN: Swiss. A husband and wife team working for Soviet Intelligence in the Far East in the 1930s, the Martins spent the war in Switzerland where they were associated with the Rote Drei network. Charles MARTIN was brought to trial by the Swiss in the 1950s on a charge of passport fraud

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The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 142437 VOL 1
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/C14540284/

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KV 2

The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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