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Wilfred Graham BURCHETT, alias Peter BURCHETT: Australian. BURCHETT was a journalist...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/3964
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This record is about the Wilfred Graham BURCHETT, alias Peter BURCHETT: Australian. BURCHETT was a journalist... dating from 1955 May 23 - 1956 Jul 04 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/3964
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1955 May 23 - 1956 Jul 04
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Wilfred Graham BURCHETT, alias Peter BURCHETT: Australian. BURCHETT was a journalist best known for his coverage of areas of conflict in South East Asia. His reports on the Korean and Vietnam wars in the 1950s showed strong Communist bias; and in the case of the Korean war he became notorious for his efforts, apparently in support of the Chinese authorities, to subvert allied POWs
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- PF 71189 VOL 5
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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/C14540375/
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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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