Title |
Legal Resident |
Version name |
[Edited Version] Text Opening |
Contents date range |
04 Mar 1961 - 08 Feb 1963 |
Series number |
A8703
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Control symbol |
1279737 |
Citation |
NAA: A8703, 1279737 |
Item ID |
13307500 |
Location |
Various locations |
Access status |
Open |
Date of decision |
09 Feb 2009 |
Format |
Audiovisual records |
Colour type |
Black & White |
Sound type |
Sound |
Synopsis |
On the 7th of February, 1963, the Australian Government declared the Soviet diplomat, Ivan Fedorovich Skripov, 1st Secretary of the Soviet Embassy, 'persona non grata' because of his preparations for espionage against Australia. This film shows Skripov's actual meetings, photographed as they occurred, with the Australian woman, known as Sylvia, whom he thought was his agent, but who in reality was working for the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.
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Duration |
27:47 |
Digitised item |
Yes |
Reference copy available |
Yes |
Available in (Item Type/s) |
Film (Moving Image)
Tape (Moving Image)
Digital Media
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Other versions for this title |
[Edited Version] Long Version
Production Elements - Miscellaneous Segments
[Edited Version] Barwick Opening
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Notes |
This version of the film opens with a text sequence describing the Skripov affair. |
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