Records Released As a Result of Freedom of Information (FOI) Requests

Freedom of Information: Records released as a result of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests

July 2006

This table lists the individual records opened in July 2006 as a result of FOI requests.

Subject Catalogue Date of Description reference record Atomic Energy AB 7/25401 1980 Jan Estimated risk of multiple 01 - 1980 fatalities due to meteorite Dec 31 strikes on England and Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) L S Fryer and K R Beck Board of Stamps IR 59/1215 1972 Jan Cecil Day-Lewis 01 - 1996 Dec 31 Buildings and Land HO 190/1137 1917- 'Citadel Tavern', English 1918 Street, Carlisle

Central Criminal J 267/349 1973 Jan Brown, Bruce and others: Court 01-1984 charged with robbery being Dec 31 armed; case papers

Central Criminal J 267/348 1972 Jan Brown, Bruce and others: Court 01-1976 charged with robbery being Dec 31 armed; case papers

Central Criminal CRIM 1/3814 Session: Defendant: HANRATTY, Court 1962 Jan James Charge: Rape and 2 murder

Civil list PREM 5/180 1915- Theodore Powys; Albert 1955 Mansbridge; Elsie Sullivan (widow of J W N Sullivan)

Colonial Office CO 1021/5 1952- Coronation: civil 1953 representation from Malta

Colonial Office CO 1021/7 1952- Approval for representation of 1953 Colonial Police at the Coronation in the form of a small armed contingent

Contempt of Court J 129/100 1963- Relf, Robert. 3 parts Cases 1976 Crime HO 1921 CRIMINAL CASES: 144/1709/424501 O'CONNOR, Edward Convicted at Stafford on 10 November 1921 for murder and sentenced to death

Crime HO 144/1810 1908- CRIMINAL CASES: 1923 WEAVER, William Henry Convicted at Worcester on 7 February 1908 for murder and sentenced to death (commuted)

Czechoslovakia BW 27/17 1947- Correspondence and papers 1951 dealing with events up to, and including, Council's withdrawal from Czechoslovakia

Department of BN 62/135 1959 Full inspection: Farnworth St Health and Social Aidan's Approved School, Security: Widnes, Lancs Children’s Division Department of BN 62/1700 1958 Rose Hill Remand Home for Health and Social Boys Longley Lane, Security: Manchester 22 Lancs: Children’s Division indecency

Department of BN 62/125 1953- Scholar's complaint of Health and Social 1954 indecency against staff Security: member Children’s Division Department of BN 62/2024 1966 Jan Red Bank Training School, Health and Social 01-1967 Newton-le-Willows, Security: Dec 31 Lancashire: complaints of Children’s Division indecency

Department of BN 62/2012 The Fylde Approved School, Health and Social Blackpool, Lancashire: Security: indecency Children’s Division Director of Public DPP 2/906 1941 HESSELDEN: Murder Prosecutions Director of Public DPP 2/306 1935 RUXTON, Buck: Murder Prosecutions Director of Public DPP 2/4039 1965- ALPHON, Peter Louis: S66 Prosecutions 1967 Post Office Act 1953. Threatening telephone calls to Lord RUSSELL

Foreign Office FO 371/121773/1 1956 Syrian information that Israel possesses an atomic bomb and plans to use it to destroy Arab oil fields should hostilities break out. [Previously closed extract: Jacket VR 1091/52. Now opened and reunited with parent piece]

Foreign Office FO 371/121789/1 1956 Conversation with Ali Abu Nuwar on the Even Yehuda incident. [Previously closed extract: Jacket VR 1091/622. Now opened and reunited with parent piece]

Foreign Office FO 371/121795/1 1956 Information that General Burns is extremely anti-Israel. [Previously closed extract: Jacket VR 1091/802G. Now opened and reunited with parent piece]

Foreign Office FO 371/121798/1 1956 Comparison of British Government's reasons for intervention in Egypt-Israel hostilities with evidence of French motives. [Previously closed extract: Jacket VR 1091/870G. Now opened and reunited with parent piece]

Foreign Office FO 371/121803/1 1956 Report by UN Relief official concerning the Gaza area - equipment captured by the Israelis etc. [Previously closed extract: Jacket VR 1091/1016. Now opened and reunited with parent piece]

Foreign Office FO 371/128140/1 1957 Straits of Tiran: memorandum handed to US State Department giving views of HM Government. Previously closed extract: VR 1081/401. Now opened and reunited with parent piece

Home Office HO 45/23955 1949 CRIMINAL: Unduly harsh sentenced passed on 9 first offenders following political demonstration outside American embassy

Home Office HO 144/21531 1941 WAR: Defence Regulation 93B: retention of articles and documents seized.

Home Office HO 144/12235 1929- POLICE: Textile dispute at 1930 Bradford: action by police Home Office HO 144/21223 1930- DISTURBANCES: Lancashire 1932 cotton trade dispute.

Home Office HO 144/21224 1932- DISTURBANCES: Lancashire 1939 cotton trade dispute

Home Office HO 151/10 1913 Sept Home Office: out letter books 8-1919 May 21 Home Office HO 144/22427 1931 CORONERS AND INQUESTS: Verdict of 'possession by evil spirit' in suicide case

Home Office: MH 102/187 1939 Wellesley Nautical School: Children's copy of Chief Inspector's Department report concerning an investigation into indecent behaviour among the boys

Home Office: Fire HO 346/211 1977 Oct Home Office papers advising Service 14 - 1978 the course of action to be Jan 20 taken in the event of a strike by firemen

Home Office: Fire HO 346/214 1974 Jul Revision of contingency plans Service 26 - 1980 in the event of strike action by Sep 29 firemen

Inland Revenue IR 62/1747 1937- Bequest to the National Trust 1938 for places of historic interest or natural beauty: O C J G L Overbeck

Inland Revenue IR 40/7979 1944- Double taxation discussions 1945 between the United States of America concerning income tax and estate duty

Law Officers' LO 2/458 1967 Applications for the Attorney- Department General's fiat under the Race Relations Act 1965: 'Mankind Quarterly': no consent

Lord Chancellor's LCO 6/2867 1976 The British Bank of the Office Middle East

Medical Research FD 9/1394 1969 Advice requested on behalf of Council parents of Thalidomide children: question of payment of fee

Metropolitan Police MEPO 2/10280 1962- Use of foetuses in firearms 1963 testing

Metropolitan Police MEPO 3/2459 1908- Distribution of obscene 1950 books, literature and photographs: general correspondence, reports and specimens

Metropolitan Police MEPO 8/68 1947 Illustrated Circular of Confidence Tricksters and Expert Criminals

Metropolitan Police MEPO 3/1896 1945- Illustrated circular (copy 1953 dated 1947 attached) on international confidence tricksters etc: circulated to Interpol and Dominions

Metropolitan Police MEPO 2/9720 1962- A6 murder: question of new 1968 evidence in the case of James Hanratty

Ministry of Defence DEFE 13/554/1 1957 Previously closed extract: Now released and reunited with parent piece

Ministry of Health MH 154/744 1973 Jan Discussions and 01-1976 correspondence with the Dec 31 victims' solicitors and the Thalidomide Children's Trust: newspaper cuttings, briefs and correspondence

Ministry of Health MH 96/1268 1953- Outbreaks of `Q' fever 1967 Ministry of Health MH 168/89 1968 Jan Society for the Aid of 01 - 1969 Thalidomide Children: Dec 31 briefing, case notes and correspondence

Ministry of National PIN 35/358 1972 Jan Background notes for debate Insurance 01-1976 on thalidomide children Dec 31 National Coal COAL 89/115 1968 Mar- Comrie Colliery Scottish Board 1986 Sept North Area

National Coal COAL 32/20 1970- NCB Publications: Public Board 1982 Relations: National Coal Board (NCB) Organisation

Nationality and HO 405/19567 1947 Jan GOLDSTEIN, S Date of birth Naturalisation 01 - 1949 August 1892 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 405/7676 1936 Jan CAILLER, H Date of Birth: Naturalisation 01-1937 10.09.1895 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 144/3220 1924 Rich, Adolph, from Naturalisation Roumania. Resident in London. Certificate 11,030 issued 21 March 1924. Nationality and HO 144/3495 1924 Fishkin, David Leslie, from Naturalisation Russia. Resident in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Certificate 10,827 issued 11 January 1924. Nationality and HO 144/9067 1928 Palester, Hersz (or Paul Naturalisation Harris), from Poland. Resident in London. Certificate B.920 issued 21 December 1928. Palester, Abram Icchok (or Abraham Isaac Harris). Child of Hersz Palester. Certificate B.920. Nationality and HO 144/2063 1923 Myers, Joseph Samuel, from Naturalisation Russia. Resident in Belfast. Certificate 9,717 issued 22 January 1923. Nationality and HO 405/16169 1939 Jan GRONING, G Von Date of Naturalisation 01 - 1940 birth 12.10.1897 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 405/2348 1935 Jan BARK, P Date of Birth: Naturalisation 01 - 1935 19.04.1869 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 144/12430 1930 Wauters, Joseph (or Joseph Naturalisation Walters), from Belgium. Resident in Luton. Certificate 19136 issued 15 December 1930. Nationality and HO 405/11905 1938 - EHRENFELD, A Date of birth Naturalisation 1947 27.03.1891 Nationality and HO 144/10448 1929 Klawir, Isadore (or Isadore Naturalisation Glover), from Russia. Resident in Belfast. Certificate 17318 issued 6 July 1929. Nationality and HO 405/33040 1935 Jan LOVE, G Date of birth: Naturalisation 01 - 1935 18/02/1888 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 144/10713 1929 Rydz, Schloima (or Solomon Naturalisation Rich), from Russia. Resident in Bradford. Certificate 17753 issued 27 November 1929. Nationality and HO 144/3644 1924 Meltzer, Aaron (known as Naturalisation Harry Meltzer), from Russia. Resident in London. Certificate 11,288 issued 15 July 1924. Nationality and HO 144/4425 1919- Meltzer, Sidney Solomon, Naturalisation 1925 from Austria. Resident in London. Certificate 4353 issued 29 July 1919.

Melcer, Jozef (or Joseph Meltzer), from Poland. Resident in Tottenham, Middlesex. Certificate 12244 issued 17 July 1925. Nationality and HO 144/7525 1924- Meltzer, Abraham, from Naturalisation 1927 Russia. Resident in London. Certificate 11287 issued 15 July 1924. Nationality and HO 405/35584 1950 Jan MILLER, I aka MELTZER Naturalisation 01 - 1950 Date of birth 25/08/1899 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 144/14354 1931 Blasenstein, Schya (or Naturalisation Charles Birnhak), from Poland. Resident in London. Certificate A19704 issued 20 April 1931. Nationality and HO 405/12209 1939 - EVANGELISTI, R Date of Naturalisation 1949 birth 05.08.1871 Nationality and HO 405/26550 1934 Jan KUCZYNSKI, R R Date of Naturalisation 01 - 1946 birth: 12/08/1876 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 144/15612 1932 Hellmann, George (known as Naturalisation George Hellman), from Germany, Resident in Carterton, Oxon. Certificate AZ1462 issued 25 May 1932. Nationality and HO 144/9522 1928 Seener, Elias Boris, from Naturalisation Russia. Resident in London. Certificate 16595 issued 10 November 1928. Nationality and HO 144/3479 1924 Yedwab, Jacob (known as Naturalisation Jack Cohen), from Russia. Resident in London. Certificate 11,544 issued 21 October 1924. Nationality and HO 144/16081 1932 Vichinski, Yucob (known as Naturalisation Jack Cohen), from Russia. Resident in London. Certificate AZ2062 issued 16 September 1932. Nationality and HO 144/9385 1928 Steinberg, Aizic Volf (or John Naturalisation or Jack Steinberg), from Roumania. Resident in London. Certificate 15604 issued 12 January 1928. Nationality and HO 144/2286 1923 Katz, Abraham, from Russia. Naturalisation Resident in London. Certificate B 548 issued 25 September 1923. Katz, Isaac. Child of Abraham Katz. Certififcate B 548. Nationality and HO 144/12254 1930 Katz, Abraham, from Russia. Naturalisation Resident in London. Certificate 17970 issued 22 January 1930. Nationality and HO 144/16899 1932 Van Lier, Abraham, from the Naturalisation Netherlands. Resident in London. Certificate AZ1674 issued 23 June 1932. Nationality and HO 144/5689 1926 Wigdor, Wolf (or Woolf Naturalisation Victor), from Russia. Resident in London. Certificate 13857 issued 23 September 1926. Nationality and HO 405/22687 1947 Jan HOCHWALD, R Date(s) of Naturalisation 01 - 1948 birth: 29.02.1902 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 144/15903 1932 Mirzoeff, Gabriel, from Naturalisation Afghanistan. Resident in London. Certificate BZ101 issued 13 May 1932. Mirzoeff, Alice. Child of Gabriel Mirzoeff. Cetificate BZ101. Mirzoeff, Jaffa. Child of Bagriel Mirzoef. Certificate BZ101. Mirzoeff, Sarah. Child of Gabriel Mirzoeff. Certificate BZ101. Mirzoeff, Zulay. Child of Gabriel Mirzoeff. Certificate BZ101. Nationality and HO 405/27375 1946 Jan KOHN, L Date of birth: Naturalisation 01 - 1948 24/03/1899 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 405/15080 1913 Jan FORSHMAN, E aka Naturalisation 01 - 1948 FORSCHMAN, M aka Dec 31 FURSHMAN Date of birth 03.12.1903

Nationality and HO 405/27105 1936 Jan KLAJMAN, D aka CLAYMAN Naturalisation 01 - 1962 Date of birth: 22/10/1900 Dec 31 Nationality and HO 405/16064 1934 Jan GLENCK, A H W Date of birth Naturalisation 01 - 1935 06.04.1872 Dec 31 Northern Ireland HO 267/228 1922 Jan- Case of James Laverty, John 1923 Nov Kearney and David McKinstry sentenced to ten years' imprisonment for IRA activities

Police HO 45/22338 1946- POLICE: Central conferences 1948 of Chief Constables

Prime Minister's PREM 5/200/1 1929- Previously closed extracts. Office 1931 Now opened and reunited with parent piece

Prime Minister's PREM 5/199/1 1924- Previously closed extracts. Office 1929 Now opened and reunited with parent piece

Prime Minister's PREM 5/198/1 1924 Previously closed extracts. Office Now opened and reunited with parent piece

Prime Minister's PREM 5/196/1 1922 Previously closed extract. Office Now opened and reunited with parent piece

Prison PCOM 9/368 1938 CALDWELL, Charles James: convicted at Manchester on 14 March 1938

Prison PCOM 9/870 1940 OSTLER Vincent: convicted at Durham 22 April of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/871 1940 APPLEBY William: convicted at Durham 10 April of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/323 1933 PARKER, Ernest Wadge: convicted at Durham on 9 November 1933

Prison PCOM 9/892 1941 MORGAN Samuel: convicted at Liverpool 17 February 1941 of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/914 1942 WILLIAMS David Roger: convicted at Liverpool 4 February of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/918 1942 EDMONDSON Douglas: convicted at Liverpool 21 April of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/1143 1946 HENDREN Thomas: convicted at Liverpool 27 June of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/287 1930- BETTS, Victor Edward: 1931 convicted at Birmingham on 5 December 1930

Prison PCOM 9/312 1932- HANBURY, Jeremiah: 1933 convicted at Birmingham on 8 December 1932

Prison PCOM 9/1594 1951 WRIGHT, Jack: at Liverpool on 12 June 1951 convicted of murder; sentenced to death; executed on 3 July 1951

Prison PCOM 9/1127 1946 CHARLES Arthur: convicted at Durham 11 February of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/827 1938- MOHAMED Jan: convicted at 1945 Manchester Assizes 27 April 1938 of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/262 1930- JACKSON, Christopher: 1936 convicted at Durham 4 November 1936

Prison PCOM 9/356 1936- HASLAM, Max Mayer: 1937 convicted at Manchester on 10 December 1936

Prison PCOM 9/1260 1949 ROBERTS Benjamin: convicted at Durham 1 November of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/1575 1950 TURNAGE, Patrick George: convicted at Durham on 26 October 1950 of murder; sentenced to death; executed on 14 November 1950

Prison PCOM 9/964 1942- ROBERTS Ronald: convicted 1943 at Manchester 16 November 1942 of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/1034 1944 DAVIDSON John Gordon: convicted at Manchester 1 May of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/1670 1953 MERRIFIELD, Louisa: convicted at Manchester on 31 July 1953 of murder; sentenced to death; executed on 18 September 1953

Prison PCOM 9/1605 1951- ALI, Tahir: convicted at 1952 Durham on 28 January 1952 of murder; sentenced to death; executed 2 March 1952

Prison PCOM 9/1495 1951- BRADLEY Alfred: convicted 1952 at Manchester Assizes on 7 December 1951 of murder; sentenced to death; executed 15 January 1952

Prison PCOM 9/1035 1944 GALBRAITH James: convicted at Manchester 11 May of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/1137 1946 CLAYTON Walter: convicted at Manchester 16 July of murder and sentenced to death

Prison PCOM 9/899 1941 RICHARDS Eli: convicted at Birmingham 22 July of murder and sentenced to death

Royal Arms HO 1920 ROYAL - TITLE ROYAL AND 144/1634/410847 ROYAL ARMS: Title Royal: Empire Tug Co. Ltd - refused.

Royal Arms HO 144/22735 1943- ROYAL - TITLE ROYAL AND 1946 ROYAL ARMS: Use of Crown: Ministry of Supply: crown in badge of uniformed car drivers of Mechanised Transport Corps later MOSAP Car Service

Treasury T 1/11025/1 1909 Previously closed extract: Paper 10552 of 1909. Now released and reunited with parent piece

Treasury T 1/12132/1 1918 Previously closed extract: Paper 4332 of 1918. Now released and reunited with parent piece

Treasury T 231/683 1951- Sterling area (except UK): 1958 investments in foreign countries and Canada

United Nations HO 274/33 1977 Jan Sub-Commission on Organisations 01 - 1977 Prevention of Discrimination Dec 31 and Protection of Minorities: discussion between Baroness Elles, former UK representative on Sub- Commission, and the Home Office on deportation and extradition