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Counter-subversion: action against Communist Front organisations
Catalogue reference: DO 231/116
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This record is about the Counter-subversion: action against Communist Front organisations dating from 1958 Nov 1 - 1958 Nov 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 231/116
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Date (When the record was created)
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1958 Nov 1 - 1958 Nov 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Counter-subversion: action against Communist Front organisations
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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PG 114/31/6
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Open on Transfer
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Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Intelligence
- Communism
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DO 231
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Counter-subversion: action against Communist Front organisations
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