Subject	World War, 1914-1918–Australia
	Correspondence
	Labor unions
	Russian language
	Communism
	Queensland
	Membership
Category	3. World War I
Author	Lagutin, Nikolai
Keywords	investigation
Creator	Headquarters, 1 Military District, Commonwealth (Australian) Military Forces
Current Holder	National Archives of Australia, Brisbane
Date	1919
Series Number	BP4/1, 66/4/3557
Item Number	335780
Access Rights	Digitised
Rights	Copyright National Archives of Australia
Country Of Origin	Australia
Place	Brisbane
Language	Russian
	English
Description From Source	Function and purpose This series consists of 17 boxes comprising paper documents that relate to suspected acts of disloyalty perpetrated by individuals and organisations within Queensland. These documents refer to elements of society that were suspected of undermining Australia’s position during World War I. The actions taken by Military Intelligence were done so under the War Precautions Act. Included in the series are personal letters, official memoranda, secret orders, written reports, diaries and newspaper cuttings, all relating to people or groups considered potentially disloyal. These documents relate to events and issues such as interned Aliens, alleged acts of disloyalty, meetings, group demonstrations and enemy sympathisers. Organisations mentioned include the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), OBU (One Big Union Propaganda League), Germans in the Queensland community and the Russian Association The documents were created by the Department of Defence, Military Intelligence Section.
Physical Format	Correspondence
	Typescripts