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Visit by Sir Percy Sillitoe, Director General of MI5, to South Africa, Southern Rhodesia...
Catalogue reference: DO 231/24
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This record is about the Visit by Sir Percy Sillitoe, Director General of MI5, to South Africa, Southern Rhodesia... dating from 1949 Sept 1 - 1951 May 30 in the series Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: Security and Intelligence.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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DO 231/24
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Date (When the record was created)
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1949 Sept 1 - 1951 May 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Visit by Sir Percy Sillitoe, Director General of MI5, to South Africa, Southern Rhodesia and other African countries, December 1949
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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G(P) 3575/3
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Intelligence
- Africa
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16852195/
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DO 231
Commonwealth Relations Office and Commonwealth Office: Security and Intelligence...
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Visit by Sir Percy Sillitoe, Director General of MI5, to South Africa, Southern Rhodesia...
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