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
Ministry of Home Security, Home Security Daily Intelligence Reports
Catalogue reference: HO 203
What's it about?
HO 203
Reports received in the Home Security War Room summarising air raid damage and other information of importance to civil defence, collated for the benefit of the Minister and senior officials, the Cabinet and Liaison Officers of other government...
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HO 203
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Title (The name of the record)
- Ministry of Home Security, Home Security Daily Intelligence Reports
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1939-1945
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Description (What the record is about)
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Reports received in the Home Security War Room summarising air raid damage and other information of importance to civil defence, collated for the benefit of the Minister and senior officials, the Cabinet and Liaison Officers of other government departments.
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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)
- Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Ministry of Home Security, 1939-1945
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 16 volume(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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- Topics
- Intelligence
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9067/
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Ministry of Home Security, Home Security Daily Intelligence Reports
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