Catalogue description Juan PUJOL GARCIA, aliases GARBO, BOVRIL, IMMORTAL: Spanish. PUJOL GARCIA was the...

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Details of KV 2/4200
Reference: KV 2/4200
Description:

Juan PUJOL GARCIA, aliases GARBO, BOVRIL, IMMORTAL: Spanish. PUJOL GARCIA was the celebrated wartime MI5 double cross agent whose channel to the Abwehr was used for the purposes of strategic deception, significantly with regard to D Day. The file documents the progressive development of the GARBO sub-agent 'network' and of schemes to convey disinformation to the enemy. After D Day the security of the GARBO network was threatened by defections from Abwehr ranks and consequently various ingenious contingency plans were drawn up by the case officer, Thomas HARRIS, in readiness

Note: Serial 742a: original statement by Mrs PUJOL GARCIA. Serial 778x: summary of the case to July 1943, and its potential for deception purposes, written by J C MASTERMAN entitled 'GARBO I'
Date: 1943 Jun 12 - 1943 Jul 17
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: PF 64226 VOL 11
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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