Record revealed
Hoax letter signed by ‘Jack the Ripper’
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Piece
David Floyd, Information Research Department contact, in Prague: suspicions of forgery;...
Catalogue reference: FCO 168/933
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FCO 168/933
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Date (When the record was created)
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1963 Jan 1 - 1963 Dec 31
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Description (What the record is about)
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David Floyd, Information Research Department contact, in Prague: suspicions of forgery; fabrication of intelligence by Benno Weigl
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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)
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RJ 6995/1
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Public Record(s)
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Closed Or Retained Document, Open Description
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- Topics
- International
- Manufacturing
- Research
- Crime
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Record URL
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FCO 168
Foreign Office and Foreign and Commonwealth Office: Information Research Department;...
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