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Alexander Viktorovitch KORCHAGIN: Russian. He arrived in the UK in 1922 to become...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/4508
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This record is about the Alexander Viktorovitch KORCHAGIN: Russian. He arrived in the UK in 1922 to become... dating from 1922 July 26 - 1930 Sept 8 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KV 2/4508
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1922 July 26 - 1930 Sept 8
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Description (What the record is about)
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Alexander Viktorovitch KORCHAGIN: Russian. He arrived in the UK in 1922 to become chief accountant to ARCOS, the Soviet Trade Delegation in the UK. He was reported to be an active communist and an informer on non-political ARCOS employees. He left the UK in 1930
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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 711024
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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
- Trade and commerce
- Communism
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- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C17023877/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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