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HOME OFFICE Queen Anne’s Gate London SW1H9AT Direct line 01-213 Switchboard 01-213 3 °°° Your reference Mrs T S'tras'burg Our reference 5/66 Pairhazel Gardens RS/79 2/2/43 LONDON NW6 Date n September 1979 Dear Mrs Strasburg I am sorry it has not been possible to reply sooner to your letter of 24 January in which you asked for information about your grandfather. A careful examination has been made of the indexes to the surviving Home Office records. I am sorry to have to tell you, however, that this has not produced any information other than that a Simeon/Semen Schwartz was on the list of the staff of the Russian Trade Delegation in 1922. There is no record of when he entered or left the United Kingdom. If you have not already done so, I wonder if you would like to consider writing to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who may be able to help you. Your letter should be addressed to the Departmental Record Officer, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Downing Street, London SW1A 2AL. I am sorry I have not been able to be of more help to you. Yours sincerely Je.A. for Departmental Record Officer

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Page 1: HOME OFFICE...3 Vroxham Mansions, 38 Canfield Gardens, London N.7.6.3rd October 1979 Departmental Record Officer Foreign & Commonwealth Office, Downing Street, London SW1A 2AL Dear

HOME OFFICEQueen Anne’s Gate London SW 1H9AT

Direct line 01-213 Switchboard 01-213 3° ° °

Your reference

M rs T S ' t r a s 'b u r g Our reference

5/66 Pairhazel Gardens RS/79 2/2/43LONDON NW6 Date

n September 1979

Dear Mrs Strasburg

I am sorry it has not been possible to reply sooner to your letter of 24 January in which you asked for information about your grandfather.

A careful examination has been made of the indexes to the surviving Home Office records. I am sorry to have to tell you, however, that this has not produced any information other than that a Simeon/Semen Schwartz was on the list of the staff of the Russian Trade Delegation in 1922. There is no record of when he entered or left the United Kingdom.

If you have not already done so, I wonder if you would like to consider writing to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office who may be able to help you. Your letter should be addressed to the Departmental Record Officer, Foreign and Commonwealth Office,Downing Street, London SW1A 2AL.

I am sorry I have not been able to be of more help to you.

Yours sincerely

Je.A.

for Departmental Record Officer

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3 Vroxham Mansions, 38 Canfield Gardens, London N.7.6.3rd October 1979

Departmental Record Officer Foreign & Commonwealth Office,Downing Street,London SW1A 2AL

Dear Sir,/

I ami writing to you at the suggestion of the Departmental Record Officer at the Home Office, who I approached earlier this year. I am searching for information about my grandfather - Simeon/Semen Schwart* - who came to

oximately 1900/01 and left in about 1926.there was any information about him

that you oould let me have.

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Department of History

RHODES UNIVERSITYP .O . Box 94 , G rah am sto w n , 6140 South A frica

Te le fax (0461) 2 5049 Te lex 24 4219 SA Te lep h o n e (0461) 22023 Ext. 330

July 5,1993

Dear Tony,

You wrote that your grandfather had worked in the NKVD, In that case the best way to find information about him is to send a letter to the Russian Committee of State Security (Pocchhckhh Komhtst rocyflapcreeHHOH Be3onacHocnO, Lubianka, Moscow, Russia.

Maybe a more exact address exists, but I do not know it. I advise you to write a letter there now, before you go to Russia.

The materials of the Intourist Travelling Agency may be in the State Archive of the Russian Federation (Pirogovka, Moscov^. I do not remember the number of the building.

I have just returned from Moscow, and I do not think I shall be there again before Ocotber 9. If I still see you there, I shall be glad to help with whatever I can.

Best wishes to you, and very kind regards to your parents (I met your father in Moscow).

Sincerely yours,

R hodes U n ive rs ity co nd em ns rat ism and rac ia l seg regation and strives to m ain ta in a strong trad ition of n o n -d isc rim ina tio n w ith regard to race and g en d er in the constitu tio n of its

student b ody , in the se lection and p rom otion o f its staff and in its adm in istra tio n .

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

On my request Aleksey Nikolaevich Ananyev will continue the research (investigation) for inquiry made

by me in September 1993 during my visit in Moscow. The research will concern information relating to

my grandfather Simeon Mikchaylovich Shvartz . Since I can't spend enough time in Moscow required for

this research, Mr Ananyev A. N. has my full authority to carry out all necessary tasks (operations) in

archives like: to look through and examine matters and to order and receive on my behalf copies of the

documents.

Toni Strasburg

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INFORMATION ABOUT SIMEON SHVARTZ

Introduction

On the first of October I plan a trip to Russia with hope to find some information about my grandfather

Simeon Shvartz, who was Russian. I was advised to turn to you and explain the reasons for this research

(investigation) as well as to how I am going to use further found information.

In connection with that it is necessary for me to get access to materials stored and kept in archives of

the Ministry of Home Affairs (or former KGB) and other similar archives.

Biographical Details (Biography)

Simeon Shvartz was born in Odessa in 1881 and arrived to the United Kingdom (Great Britain) in 1990.

He joined the bolsheviks' party and actively participated in operational activities of Russian Immigration

in England. According to what I've managed to find out, in 1918 he was a secretary of Litvinov, Soviet

representative in London, and in 1920 Simeon was holding a position in All-Russian Cooperative Society

with Krasin as its leader (chairman). After that in a short period of time and after deportation of

Litvinov, Simeon was carrying out duties of unofficial acting (temporarily) representative of Soviets in

London. In 1925 he was recalled to the Soviet Union, what was a consequence of his short term visit

to this country a year before. He left his wife and three daughters in London, thinking that life in Soviet

Union will be difficult for them, and that in any case he will be able to come back home no later than in

one year.

He has never managed to go back to London, even he has tried it number of times. He was holding

various positions in Moscow. Later on in 1927 on Kamchatka, according to the reminiscences of his

daughter, who visited him in 1932, he was wearing a uniform of NKVD. At the later stage he worked in

Irkutsk and died in 1932 Or 1933 from typhus.

I have many letters, written by him in English to my grandmother and to his children. Short letters were

sent by post and they mainly discuss practical questions; while long letters in the form of diary notes

were occasional and contain his impressions and opinions, description of life in Moscow and the Far East

in the Soviet Union at that time.

I think that all members of his family in Odessa died during the Second World War, but his middle

daughter Olga visited him in 1932 and after his death, which happened in the following year. Olga lived

in Moscow until the end of the war.

I haven't managed to find his name in bibliographies of Litvinov or Mayskij or other people whom he

knew in London at that time. My grandmother, who comes from Poland, has heard that he lived there

with another woman. My granny immigrated to South Africa to her sister who lived there for some time.

She took with her younger daughter (my Mother).

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The purpose of the research (investigation)

First of all, I simply would like to find out more about my grandfather, his life and his family. We would

like to know, what has happened to him. In addition to that I am writing a book about our family. This

book is based on mentioned above letters. I should define more precisely and accurately some facts as

well as to find as much information about my grandfather as possible. Besides those letters, I only know

what my mother and my aunts were telling me about their life and the family situation at that time

when he abandoned them, while they were still very small. That's why their memories are not enough

precise and accurate and are often fragmentary and 'scrappy'.

Archival Research (Investigation)

It is necessary for me to research the documents relating to his wife and his work before his death. The

topics will include: what his work contained of, where (which places) was he going to (his travelling),

which organizations was he a member, and why he could not (and has not managed) to reunite with his

family in England.

Researcher (investigator)

I am a cinema producer and director of a small independent television company in London - 'Debonair

Production'. I also write books and have already published a book "Frontline Southern Africa".

I would be very grateful for any information, which I could find about him (Simeon Shvartz) in the

archives to help in my research. I need to know in which archives I have to carry on my research and

how can I get an access to them. I will contact you telephonically after my arrival in October, but I would

appreciate if you could inform me by fax if you have the information that could be reported to me.

Yours sincerely

Toni Strasburg

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FA7INILE TRANSMISSIONFROM: Alexei Ananiev, Moscow, 095 1PP 9871 TO : Tor.:. Strasburg, London 44 71 625 ^354 DATE: October 4, 1993Hear Toni,Finally, or Friday I went tosee T'OB officials. As I have already mentionned they said there’s nothing they can say about your grandfather: he was not purged so there’s no file or \im in criminal part of the archive and he was not an of­ficer so there’s no file on him in personnel section of the archive, they claimed.The rest, basically, concernes Barbara. Maybe, it’s necessa­ry to send it directly but I don't know where.So when I cane,an introduction by one of two young not very talkative officers was rather discouraging. The gist was: ac­cording to the Presidential Decree on Rehabilitation of Vic­tims etc., which also defines the procedure of sharing this information, only relatives of the accused or accused them­selves can have a full access to the files,and only to closed cases.The rest can be thus denied any access alltogether but in this individual case they decided it would be possible to shew pert of the file. Then they gave me 5 sheets of paper that were Xerox copies of the file describing the key points of Jhe ccse. They made it clear I couldn't have them (even rela- ives are denied, I understood). I’ll try to reproduce themr-« "4* Vi /*% •» r "1 A nV n A ir 1 . r v» o "1 "1 V\rs i Aft 1 T

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WARRANT No 533March 10, 1937

issued to the officer of General Directorate of State Security of NTT/D Sobolev to arrest and se­arch Bach, Lazar Isakovich, alias Yuzhin, Yakov.Address; Moscow, B.Bronnaya str., No 6a, ap. 427

Signed2 Resume of an arrested person

(There were all the seme things that we saw many tines with one detail - in his address apartment number was given as 422 not 427 as in the Warrant).

!3. Minutes of Interrogation (There was lust onepage of I don't know how many)

Q: ’.'hat is the situation that the Communist Fa.rty of South ! -"rica has been brought into by the fractional srtuggle between your group and the one of Katani?

A ; Thir truggle brought the party to weakening and its acti- vities to decay. It’s worth mentioning that fro a few times,

orally and in written I raised the issue of taking our conf­lict to I" (Executive Commettee of. Co-- unist Interriatio- n?-l) but I'ptani, claiming that Comintern is rot aware of pro- * biemp of South Africa, turned down mv^suggestion. **'

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Due to this, in Kay 1934, having advised Katani accordingly,I handed over all the materials to IKKI, asking then to in­tervene.Q: What are the issues that brought about the fractional

ftruffle between your group and the one headed by Katani?A: The Te°ue of slogan "Independant Native Republic" that was put forward by Comintern, of role of the psrty in anti- imperia'1 ist struggle and organisational structure of the par­ty*.4. Extract of Minutes of Special Jury

Issue Resolution1. The case o^ Lazar Bach, Bach, Lazar Isatcvich to be con-

factory owner, ex-mem- fined to labour camp for trots- ber of CPSA kiist counter-revolutionary ac­

tivities for the term of 5 years. The tern to be calculated from Karch 10, 1037.The case to be sent to the archiveSigned

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5 .’’orthEaetCamp (SEW03TLAG - abbreviation of regional

directorate of camps)NOTICE

Name: Bach, Lazar IsakovichHrime: Counterrevolutionary trotskiist activities dead on February 2, 19 1

Signed

Well, this is everything I was shown. This must be a dissap- pointment, another of many. Let’s take it.The rest of my life is OK. I'm not yet working full-time butlook? like it'll happen pretty soon.Pear Toni, I understand ycu’re going to SA soon. Good luck for ou there and take a very careful careiLots of love,

Your Alexei

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I wen* I Tie officials. As I have they 5air" there’s nothing they can saj

ther; he was not purged sc there’s no file part the srck.ive an? he was not an of-

.v file or his ir. perso* r-cl r-ection. of the <. :.ned.

, ; , coneernes lerbara. !'aybe, it’s necessa-ly hut I dor.'i know where.

introduction by one of two young rot very • was rather discounting. The .f is t was: ac-

? residential Deoree on Rehabilitation of Vic- v• »lro defines th*~ procedure of sharing this

; relatives of the accuse* cr accused tfiea- C-. full acc-'.s to the files, sr.* or.l; to r'losed

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XI e re-.''* can be hufi denied any acccss altogether but in this inJ • vidugl cas<* they decided it would he possible to shew p*r*t of the flip. Then they gave re 5 sheets of paper that vere }'ercv copier c' the file escri*: in£ the ' ey points of the c fee, r’h*‘*y 1 e it clear T '’ouldr. ’ * ' .av= their (eve:: rela­tives r.r:‘ denied, 7 un’erst •'<-.d'. I’ll try to reproduce ther.

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S ignedRerune of an arrested person

(Ch'-'re were all the rejne things that we saw rr-any tines vi^h one ’otc'l - ir. hie address apartment number was r iven ar '22 not 42^ as in the Warrant).

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f : ’ hat r th* ritua-ion that the Coirnunist Party of South /* '"rica has ten brought into by the fractional srtuggle between your roup and the one of Katani?

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% + to* The Association-Russia9 Stankyevich Street Moscow 1030097095 229 7100/6726/0768 fax: 7095 200 4249* SCRSS320 Brixton Rd SW9 274 2282Jean Turner -sec* Yelena Zagrefskaya -Joe Durdin-Smith1s wife. Researcher, good contacts, speaks English. Vorotnikovsky pereulk 5/9, Apt. 47, Moscow010 7 095 299 8893(mos)" " " 561 6717 (dacha nr Mos)

Via Wrangler* Elena Bragina - interpreter Speaks English wellBid 1003 Apt 182Moscow K575531 9120Mother a doctorIvans Mate from Sharpe* Galina Makeeva has lived in USA Bogdanov, Apt 8. 46 435 6889Via Wrangler* Tolya Shevchnkohas car, knows city well, speaks English via Wrangler, via Durden-Smith* Yelena 939 0521Barbara's contact where we stay.

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CONTACTS* London Embassy:First Secretary - Vladimir Maltchanov 229 3628Information 229 6412Secretary of Ambassador 229 3620Press Attache - Boris Malekov243 1410(no. via Paul Jenkins)* Aeroflot355 2233 491 1764* Natasha Grant Roth - translator 402 3803136 Gloucester Place, NW1.* Nadia244 8596281 0949 (moscow)Via Mary Kay - may be in Moscow, knows archives* Nikita PetrovParty Archive, Pushkin Street 394 0654(h) - via Nadia some English* Igor Prelin ex KGB Colonelworks on archive???$$$$427 0296(h) via Nadia* Irene081 993 0155 In Acton for a while Ivans friend from Sharpe* The Association 19 Beak Street, W1 439 1404 fax 439 1421Sarah Kane, Catherine Allen Buckley

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1. Kyril Anderson DirectorRussian Centre for the Preservation & Study of Documents of Modern History.

FAX: 292 9017 Ph: 229 97262. Vladimir Varsilevich Sokolov

Deputy DirectorArchive of the Foreign Policy of the USSR. Foreign MinistryI only have a phone number for this, not a fax. Dep. Director 236 5201Larissa in operating reading room 244 2970 I was also given 244 2938 and 095 3276

3. Committee of State Security LubiankaMoscow.This is for the KGB archive and again I have no numbers.

4. State Archive of the Russian Federation]PirogovkaMoscowIntourist archiveNo numbers

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