Catalogue description The Security Service: First World War Historical Reports and Other Papers

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Title: The Security Service: First World War Historical Reports and Other Papers
Description:

This series contains the official history of the Security Service work during World War I compiled at the request of the Committee of Imperial Defence. The duties of the Security Service were principally the control of aliens within and entering the UK, and counter-espionage within the UK and within the British Empire. Many of the records date from the years after the war and some include information about its work before the war.

The series also includes some later miscellaneous material about the Security Service's work and its history.

Most records within this series are available to download as digital microfilm.

Date: 1908-1959
Arrangement:

Within each transfer, the records in this series are arranged alphabetically by branch and in former reference order within each branch.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 76 files and volumes
Access conditions: Available in digital format unless otherwise stated

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