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Accessions administration: KV 2
Catalogue reference: PRO 57/15934
Date: 2000 Jan 1 - 2003 Dec 31
Accessions administration: KV 2
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Philip SHATZ alias SCHATZ alias Masood: American. Also Gertrude SHATZ alias LARSON...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/4498
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This record is about the Philip SHATZ alias SCHATZ alias Masood: American. Also Gertrude SHATZ alias LARSON... dating from 1931 Nov 3 - 1959 Jan 13 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/4498
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1931 Nov 3 - 1959 Jan 13
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Description (What the record is about)
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Philip SHATZ alias SCHATZ alias Masood: American. Also Gertrude SHATZ alias LARSON alias Valeria MELTZ. American. Philip SHATZ was born in Poland but moved to the USA in 1910 at an early age. In 1934 he was reported to be in Moscow, active in the affairs of the Comintern and with a particular interest in India, a country he knew well. He was later reported to be head of the Comintern's Indian section and to handle all its secret activities relating to India. With photographs
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PF 43432
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- Public Record(s)
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- Retained Until 2019
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- Open Document, Open Description
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17023867/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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