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
Special Operations Executive: Balkans: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: HS 5
What's it about?
HS 5
Contains material relating to the organisation, administration and operations of the Special Operations Executive in the Balkan region during the Second World War. It includes sections on Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Yugoslavia.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- HS 5
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Title (The name of the record)
- Special Operations Executive: Balkans: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1938-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contains material relating to the organisation, administration and operations of the Special Operations Executive in the Balkan region during the Second World War. It includes sections on Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Romania and Yugoslavia.
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 969 files, photographs and volumes
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Subject to 30 year closure
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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/C9272/
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Special Operations Executive: Balkans: Registered Files
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