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10 volumes in The British Union of Fascists: Newspapers and Secret Files, 1933-1951  | Page 2 of 3

Personal papers of notable BUF members, 1933-1951

This volume, sourced from the Imperial War Museum, contains the personal papers and correspondence of notable BUF members from the period 1933-1953. Individuals covered include: Captain H.W. Luttman-Johnson, one of the founders of the January Club; William Joyce, BUF Director of Propaganda, and the infamous voice behind Lord Haw Haw's radio broadcasts; J. Macnab; R. Ling; and Margaret Heard, whose book, Stepping Stones to Austria, describing her life as the wife... Read more →

  • Contributor:  The National Archives
  • Reference:  125-iwm
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Defence Regulation 18B, Advisory Committee papers: Sir Oswald Mosley, 1940

Defence Regulation 18B was a sub-section of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 passed by the Houses of Parliament prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. 18B allowed the Government to intern individuals suspected of being Nazi sympathisers, suspending their right to habeas corpus. Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife Lady Diana, as well as a number of their acolytes, were interned in London and later on the... Read more →

  • Contributor:  The National Archives
  • Reference:  ho283
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Defence Regulation 18B detainee: Sir Oswald Mosley, 1943-1945

Defence Regulation 18B was a sub-section of the Emergency Powers (Defence) Act 1939 passed by the Houses of Parliament prior to the outbreak of the Second World War. 18B allowed the Government to intern individuals suspected of being Nazi sympathisers, suspending their right to habeas corpus. Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife Lady Diana, as well as a number of their acolytes, were interned in London and later on the... Read more →

  • Contributor:  The National Archives
  • Reference:  ho45
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MI5 records on Sir Oswald Mosley and Lady Mosley, 1933-1951

The Security Service, commonly known as MI5, kept files on Sir Oswald Mosley and his wife, Lady Diana, from 1933 onwards, when the former founded the BUF. Given his high profile and continued involvement with far-right politics after the war, they maintained an interest in Sir Oswald until his death in 1980.Series; KV 2 (Security Service: personal files PF Series)References: KV 2/884-KV 2/897 relate to Sir Oswald Mosley's activities between March 1933... Read more →

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