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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Piece
Special Branch file on Eric Blair alias George Orwell, author and journalist. Communist
Catalogue reference: MEPO 38/69
What’s it about?
This record is about the Special Branch file on Eric Blair alias George Orwell, author and journalist. Communist dating from 1936 Jan 01-1977 Dec 31 in the series Metropolitan Police: Special Branch: Registered Files. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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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 38/69
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1936 Jan 01-1977 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
- Special Branch file on Eric Blair alias George Orwell, author and journalist. Communist
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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)
- 301/NWC/683
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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)
- Retained Until 2005
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
- Open Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10881756/
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Series information
MEPO 38
Metropolitan Police: Special Branch: Registered Files
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Within the series: MEPO 38
Metropolitan Police: Special Branch: Registered Files
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Special Branch file on Eric Blair alias George Orwell, author and journalist. Communist
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