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Oscar BUNEMANN: German. BUNEMANN came to the UK as a political refugee before the...
Catalogue reference: KV 6/155
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This record is about the Oscar BUNEMANN: German. BUNEMANN came to the UK as a political refugee before the... dating from 1960 Feb 15 - 1972 Sept 1 in the series The Security Service: List (L Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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KV 6/155
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1960 Feb 15 - 1972 Sept 1
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Oscar BUNEMANN: German. BUNEMANN came to the UK as a political refugee before the Second World War. He was a research mathematician of some brilliance, first at Manchester University then at Cambridge. He was a member of a communist group while at Manchester, and a friend of Klaus FUCHS. He was investigated as a consequence, but no information came to light to indicate that he had been involved in subversive activities
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L312-705 VOL 3
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Open Document, Open Description
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KV 6
The Security Service: List (L Series) Files
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