Catalogue description Roland BERGER, aliases Roy SHEPHERD, Sam JOHNSON, Arnold JOHNSON, 'WATCHA', BIRKETT:...

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Details of KV 2/4251
Reference: KV 2/4251
Description:

Roland BERGER, aliases Roy SHEPHERD, Sam JOHNSON, Arnold JOHNSON, 'WATCHA', BIRKETT: British. BERGER first came to notice in 1933 when he visited the Soviet Union and in 1934 was described as an avowed communist active in the National Council for Civil Liberties. Originally employed in local government, in 1944 he was appointed to a post in UNRRA and at the same time was responsible in the Party for coordinating a number of undercover groups. In 1952 he became Secretary of the British Council for the Promotion of International Trade while remaining a secret member of the Party. In 1962 to 1963 his sympathies were with the Chinese in the Sino-Soviet split

Date: 1964 Apr 06 - 1964 Jul 24
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: PF 42802 VOL 17
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Retained Until 2016
Record opening date: 28 September 2016

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