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I have removed the copied material, left some that appeared to be paraphrased, and added a citation to the original. GA-RT-22 ( talk) 22:49, 18 October 2020 (UTC) reply

The Background section says Simon was arrested by MI5 in 1939, then after three months in jail deported back to Germany. I’m guessing this was prior to September that year; does anyone know for definite? Otherwise the article is a bit misleading! Xyl 54 ( talk) 23:40, 27 August 2023 (UTC) reply