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KV 1. Organisation and Administration: annexures; Work of the Registry MI5 H2
Catalogue reference: KV 1/55
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This record is about the KV 1. Organisation and Administration: annexures; Work of the Registry MI5 H2 dating from 1917 Oct in the series The Security Service: First World War Historical Reports and Other Papers. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- KV 1/55
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1917 Oct
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Description (What the record is about)
- KV 1. Organisation and Administration: annexures; Work of the Registry MI5 H2
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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- Vol 5 number 24
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- Public Record(s)
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3973398/
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KV 1
The Security Service: First World War Historical Reports and Other Papers
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