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Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Irregularity at Grimsby West Area Office which nearly resulted in a joint investigation...
Catalogue reference: PIN 18/603
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This record is about the Irregularity at Grimsby West Area Office which nearly resulted in a joint investigation... dating from 1968 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31 in the series Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (F Series). 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)
- PIN 18/603
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1968 Jan 01 - 1968 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Irregularity at Grimsby West Area Office which nearly resulted in a joint investigation between the Regional Controller and the Internal Fraud Department
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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)
- F 1754/34
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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))
- Open Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- Crime
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C11043025/
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PIN 18
Ministry of National Insurance and successors: Registered Files (F Series)
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