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Catalogue description Juan PUJOL GARCIA, aliases GARBO, BOVRIL, IMMORTAL: Spanish. PUJOL GARCIA was the...
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| Reference: | KV 2/4204 |
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| 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 990z: GARBO 'network' chart. Serial 999b: the Tomas HARRIS case for breaking off contact with ARTIST to preserve the security of the GARBO network |
| Date: | 1944 Jan 20 - 1944 Apr 04 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department: | PF 64226 VOL 15 |
| 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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