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
Traffic Committee of Central Conference of Chief Constables: vehicle testing and...
Catalogue reference: MT 98/631
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This record is about the Traffic Committee of Central Conference of Chief Constables: vehicle testing and... dating from 1965-1972 in the series Ministry of Transport and successors, Vehicle Safety Divisions: Registered Files. 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)
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MT 98/631
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Date (When the record was created)
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1965-1972
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Description (What the record is about)
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Traffic Committee of Central Conference of Chief Constables: vehicle testing and examination; comments and matters arising
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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)
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VS19/7/040 Pt 1
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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Open Immediately
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Closure status (Whether the record is ‘open’ (available to the public) or ‘closed’ (not available due to a legal exemption))
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Open Document, Open Description
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Transport management
- Policing
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C3726710/
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Series information
MT 98
Ministry of Transport and successors, Vehicle Safety Divisions: Registered Files
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