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William Maxwell BICKERTON: British. Arrested in Tokyo in 1934 on grounds of Communist...

Catalogue reference: KV 2/3922

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This record is about the William Maxwell BICKERTON: British. Arrested in Tokyo in 1934 on grounds of Communist... dating from 1935 Jul 03 - 1954 Jun 10 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
KV 2/3922
Date
1935 Jul 03 - 1954 Jun 10
Description

William Maxwell BICKERTON: British. Arrested in Tokyo in 1934 on grounds of Communist affiliation, BICKERTON jumped bail and came to London where he became a link with the Comintern's Japanese interests. During the war he was interned in Hong Kong and in 1947 was working in China, latterly at Peking University

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
PF 43442 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/C14540390/

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KV 2

The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files

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