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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.
Series
Brussels Treaty Organisations and Western European Union: Microfilm copies of files
Catalogue reference: DG 1
What's it about?
DG 1
Microfilm copies of files of the Western European Union and its predecessor the Brussels Treaty Organisation. They include minutes, records of meetings of the Consultative Council, subject files and correspondence. The subject matter covers the...
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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DG 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Brussels Treaty Organisations and Western European Union: Microfilm copies of files
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Date (When the record was created)
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1946-1958
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Description (What the record is about)
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Microfilm copies of files of the Western European Union and its predecessor the Brussels Treaty Organisation. They include minutes, records of meetings of the Consultative Council, subject files and correspondence. The subject matter covers the range of economic, social and cultural collaboration and collective self-defence issues agreed by the Brussels Treaty.
Prior to July 2011 records in DG 1 were available to the public only with the permission of the Secretary General of the WEU.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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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Not Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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156 microform
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Closed until 2011
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C5879/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
786 records
Within the department: DG
Records of International Organisations
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