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William Richard STOKER: British. In the early 1920s it became apparent that STOKER,...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/4506
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This record is about the William Richard STOKER: British. In the early 1920s it became apparent that STOKER,... dating from 1940 Jan 26 - 1959 Oct 6 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 2/4506
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1940 Jan 26 - 1959 Oct 6
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Description (What the record is about)
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William Richard STOKER: British. In the early 1920s it became apparent that STOKER, a long standing socialist, was an active communist. He spent the 1930s in the Soviet Union managing collective farms, but returned to the UK in 1939. He was a close friend of the long-serving Communist Party leader Harry Pollitt, who attended his funeral. With photograph
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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 710604 VOL 2
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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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- Topics
- Europe and Russia
- Communism
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17023875/
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The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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