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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Murder of Allan Edward John JEE at Hounslow on 25 June 1960 by Francis R G H J FORSYTH,...
Catalogue reference: MEPO 2/10064
What’s it about?
This record is about the Murder of Allan Edward John JEE at Hounslow on 25 June 1960 by Francis R G H J FORSYTH,... dating from 1960-1961 in the series Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers. 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 2/10064
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1960-1961
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Description (What the record is about)
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Murder of Allan Edward John JEE at Hounslow on 25 June 1960 by Francis R G H J FORSYTH, Norman J HARRIS, Terence LUTT and Christopher L DARBY
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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)
- 201/60/105
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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 99 years
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- Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C10888018/
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MEPO 2
Metropolitan Police: Office of the Commissioner: Correspondence and Papers
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