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Also Known As Jan Ludvik Hoch • Ian Robert Maxwell
Born June 10, 1923 • Czechoslovakia
Died November 5, 1991 (aged 68) • near Canary Islands
Title / Office parliament (1964-1970), United Kingdom
Political Affiliation Labour Party

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