Catalogue description Yvar Arthur; LISSNER, alias Ivar Arthur LESSNER. German. Abwehr representative in Harbin...

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Details of KV 2/3765
Reference: KV 2/3765
Description:

Yvar Arthur; LISSNER, alias Ivar Arthur LESSNER. German. Abwehr representative in Harbin in 1939-1940, LISSNER was suspected by the Japanese of working as a double-agent for Richard SORGE, was arrested in 1943 and released at the end of World War II. After the war he edited the Hamburg magazine 'Kristall'

Date: 1945 Aug 24 - 1961 Sep 15
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: PF 725481
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Retained Until 2014
Record opening date: 28 February 2014

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