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Olga Gray and the Woolwich Arsenal Spy Ring
In 1938, thanks to years of work by a remarkable female agent, MI5 ensured a package of British defence plans stayed secret.
Piece
Explosive pencil: identified as a German defensive weapon imported before the war.
Catalogue reference: HO 199/310
What’s it about?
This record is about the Explosive pencil: identified as a German defensive weapon imported before the war. dating from 1943 in the series Ministry of Home Security: Intelligence Branch: Registered 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)
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HO 199/310
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Date (When the record was created)
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1943
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Description (What the record is about)
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Explosive pencil: identified as a German defensive weapon imported before the war.
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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)
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HSI: 119/15
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Weapons
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C2454262/
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Series information
HO 199
Ministry of Home Security: Intelligence Branch: Registered Files
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Explosive pencil: identified as a German defensive weapon imported before the war.
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