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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Norman BAILLIE-STEWART: British. In 1933 he was convicted by court martial of giving...
Catalogue reference: KV 2/185
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This record is about the Norman BAILLIE-STEWART: British. In 1933 he was convicted by court martial of giving... dating from 1944 Feb 06-1945 Sep 13 in the series The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- KV 2/185
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1944 Feb 06-1945 Sep 13
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Description (What the record is about)
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Norman BAILLIE-STEWART: British. In 1933 he was convicted by court martial of giving information to the German Intelligence Service. This was known as the Officer in the Tower case. In 1945 he was convicted of treason for wartime renegade activities.
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Note (Additional information about the record)
- With 7 press cuttings. Open on transfer
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- PF 41076 VOL 12.
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
- Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
- Open on Transfer
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- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10852488/
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KV 2
The Security Service: Personal (PF Series) Files
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