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Exhibition
FINAL WEEKS - closing Sunday 29 November. To mark the 250th anniversary of The US Declaration of Independence, our powerful new free exhibition charts the emergence of the United States of America.
News
Today, we have made available a selection of previously top secret files from MI5. The files in this release cover a range of events and individuals dating from 1933 to 1975.
Collection blog
Over 100 Security Service (MI5) files have been released at The National Archives covering a wide range of subjects and individuals.
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