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The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files

Catalogue reference: KV 4

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KV 4

This series contains policy files setting out the Security Service's policies and ways of working on various subjects, chiefly from the inter-war and Second World War periods. The series includes some historical reports of the Security Service...

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Reference
KV 4
Title
The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files
Date
1909-1973
Description

This series contains policy files setting out the Security Service's policies and ways of working on various subjects, chiefly from the inter-war and Second World War periods. The series includes some historical reports of the Security Service including the Curry report.

Please Note: digital images of selected files from this series are available to download.

Arrangement
Arrangement

The pieces are arranged in former reference order, under sub-series and sub-sub-series within each transfer.

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Former department reference
Pol F file series
Legal status
Public Record(s)
Language
English
Creator(s)
Security Service, 1931-1931
Physical description
487 file(s)
Access conditions
Open unless otherwise stated
Immediate source of acquisition

From 1999 Security Service

Subjects
Topics
Conflict
Operations, battles and campaigns
Accruals
Series is accruing
Selection and destruction information
In 1998 the Home Secretary invited the Advisory Council on Public Records to consider the criteria for selection of Security Service records for permanent preservation. The council recommended the permanent preservation of all policy files (other than those of an ephemeral nature) and of all registers and other means of reference to them.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14998/

Catalogue hierarchy

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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew

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The Security Service: Policy (Pol F Series) Files

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