Catalogue description Italian Embassy in the UK: special material. The file consists of intercept material....

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Details of KV 3/435
Reference: KV 3/435
Description:

Italian Embassy in the UK: special material. The file consists of intercept material. Individual pre-war items show that the Italian service attaches were seeking to acquire British military and naval technical information, on occasions in conjunction with German intelligence officers operating in UK. Information of this sort was sent from the Embassy to a secret office in Rome named Ufficio Informazione, which was a part of the Italian War Office but separate from it

Date: 1939 Aug 17 - 1946 Jun 26
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: SF 84-0147-2 VOL 9
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Retained Until 2012
Record opening date: 26 October 2012

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