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Series
Special Operations Executive: Western Europe: Registered Files
Catalogue reference: HS 6
What's it about?
HS 6
Contains material relating to the organisation, administration and activities of the Special Operations Executive in Western Europe during the Second World War. It covers operations in Austria, Belgium, the Channel Islands, Ireland, France,...
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 6
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Title (The name of the record)
- Special Operations Executive: Western Europe: Registered Files
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936-1992
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Description (What the record is about)
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Contains material relating to the organisation, administration and activities of the Special Operations Executive in Western Europe during the Second World War. It covers operations in Austria, Belgium, the Channel Islands, Ireland, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Liechtenstein, Spain, Portugal and Switzerland.
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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, French, German and Italian
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 1013 file(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open unless otherwise stated
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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/C9273/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
19,884 records
Within the department: HS
Records of Special Operations Executive
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Special Operations Executive: Western Europe: Registered Files
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