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
Arson attacks on holiday homes in Wales: suspicious fires in Dyfed-Powys police force...
Catalogue reference: BD 65/49
What’s it about?
This record is about the Arson attacks on holiday homes in Wales: suspicious fires in Dyfed-Powys police force... dating from 1979 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31 in the series Welsh Office: Establishment Division: Registered Files (EST Series). 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)
- BD 65/49
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1979 Jan 01 - 1982 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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Arson attacks on holiday homes in Wales: suspicious fires in Dyfed-Powys police force area; request for meeting from Welsh Campaign for Civil and Political Liberties
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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)
- EST 92/35/1
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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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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C14209104/
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Series information
BD 65
Welsh Office: Establishment Division: Registered Files (EST Series)
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Catalogue hierarchy
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This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
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Within the department: BD
Records created or inherited by the Welsh Office and the Wales Office
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Within the series: BD 65
Welsh Office: Establishment Division: Registered Files (EST Series)
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Arson attacks on holiday homes in Wales: suspicious fires in Dyfed-Powys police force...
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