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Murder of Sir Jack Drummond and family at Lurs, Basses Alpes, France. Three photographs...
Catalogue reference: CN 22/2
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This record is about the Murder of Sir Jack Drummond and family at Lurs, Basses Alpes, France. Three photographs... dating from 1952 in the series Photographs Extracted from MEPO 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)
- CN 22/2
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1952
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Description (What the record is about)
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Murder of Sir Jack Drummond and family at Lurs, Basses Alpes, France. Three photographs enclosed within investigate papers.
1) Photograph of Triumph motor car, (Incorrectly) believed to be the same model as that driven by Sir Jack Drummond.
2) Photograph of Hillman Minx Shooting Brake, of the type driven by Sir Jack Drummond.
3) Photograph of part of French map annotated to show location where suspects' car was sighted near Lyon.
Photographs have been extracted from MEPO 2/9393.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Former reference (Former reference given to the record)
- MEPO 2/9393
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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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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 3 photograph(s)
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Restrictions on use (Information on restrictions to the use or reproduction of the material)
- Some photographs may remain in copyright
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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/C360796/
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Series information
CN 22
Photographs Extracted from MEPO Series
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