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Draft press release on Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, June 1954
Catalogue reference: FCO 158/172
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This record is about the Draft press release on Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, June 1954 dating from 1954 Jan 01 - 1954 Dec 31 in the series Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Records relating to Guy Burgess.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- FCO 158/172
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1954 Jan 01 - 1954 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Draft press release on Guy Burgess and Donald Maclean, June 1954
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open on Transfer
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- International
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FCO 158
Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Records relating to Guy Burgess...
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