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Accessions administration: KV 2
Catalogue reference: PRO 57/15934
Date: 2000 Jan 1 - 2003 Dec 31
Accessions administration: KV 2
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Franz John Von RINTELEN, alias Emil GASCHE: German. Involved during the First World...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/3846
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This record is about the Franz John Von RINTELEN, alias Emil GASCHE: German. Involved during the First World... dating from 1915 Dec 13 - 1937 Sep 11 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/3846
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1915 Dec 13 - 1937 Sep 11
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Description (What the record is about)
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Franz John Von RINTELEN, alias Emil GASCHE: German. Involved during the First World War in German espionage and sabotage in the USA, for which he received a prison sentence, Von RINTELEN renounced his German nationality when the Nazi Party gained ascendancy in Germany. In 1933 and 1935 he published his autobiographical works 'The Dark Invader' and 'Return of the Dark Invader'. In World War II he persistently volunteered to assist the British war effort in various ways but his background from World War I prevented this and he was interned until the end of 1944. After release he made contact with, and appeared to be in sympathy with, right-wing circles
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PF 655268 VOL 1
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- Public Record(s)
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- Retained Until 2014
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14540321/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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