Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
This is one of hundreds of letters in police files claiming to have been written by the infamous Whitechapel Murderer – otherwise known as 'Jack the Ripper'.
Piece
Palme DUTT: communist: record file
Catalogue reference: MEPO 38/39
What’s it about?
This record is about the Palme DUTT: communist: record file dating from 1927-1975 in the series Metropolitan Police: Special Branch: Registered Files. It is held at Creating government department or its successor.
Is it available online?
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Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- MEPO 38/39
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1927-1975
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Description (What the record is about)
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Palme DUTT: communist: record file
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Creating government department or its successor
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Former department reference (Former identifier given by the originating creator)
- 301/MP/1498
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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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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10881726/
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Series information
MEPO 38
Metropolitan Police: Special Branch: Registered Files
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Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at Creating government department or its successor
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Within the department: MEPO
Records of the Metropolitan Police Office
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Within the series: MEPO 38
Metropolitan Police: Special Branch: Registered Files
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Palme DUTT: communist: record file
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