Focus on
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
Foreign Office: Legation, Portugal: Miscellanea
Catalogue reference: FO 180
What's it about?
FO 180
This series contains miscellanea of the British legation in Portugal. Comprises proceedings, accounts and correspondence of the Committee for the Relief of Distressed Portuguese Subjects.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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FO 180
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Title (The name of the record)
- Foreign Office: Legation, Portugal: Miscellanea
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Date (When the record was created)
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1811-1813
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Description (What the record is about)
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This series contains miscellanea of the British legation in Portugal. Comprises proceedings, accounts and correspondence of the Committee for the Relief of Distressed Portuguese Subjects.
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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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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Foreign Office, Legation, Portugal, Committee for the Relief of Distressed Portuguese Subjects, 1811-1813
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 file(s)
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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/C7494/
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Foreign Office: Legation, Portugal: Miscellanea
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