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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Plough Corner Police Station: Duty states: details of duties on a given day
Catalogue reference: MEPO 11/47
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This record is about the Plough Corner Police Station: Duty states: details of duties on a given day dating from 1967 Dec 27- 1968 June 30 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Representative Records from various.... 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)
- MEPO 11/47
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1967 Dec 27- 1968 June 30
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Description (What the record is about)
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Plough Corner Police Station: Duty states: details of duties on a given day
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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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)
- Closed For 75 years
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10870351/
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MEPO 11
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Representative Records from various...
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