Catalogue description Jewish terrorist activities in the UK. This file details threats to sabotage public...

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Details of KV 3/437
Reference: KV 3/437
Description:

Jewish terrorist activities in the UK. This file details threats to sabotage public buildings and to assassinate public figures made by Jewish terrorist organisations including Irgun and the Stern Group; and precautions taken to deal with the threat. The file also contains papers on the killing by a parcel bomb of Rex FARRAN in error for his brother Captain Roy FARRAN
Note: Serial 15a: note on measures taken to control entry to the UK of Jews travelling from the Middle East. Serial 58a: threatening telephone call to the War Office. Serial 71b: summary of the activities and personnel of the United Zionist Revisionists in the UK. Serial 77a: written threat to bomb a newspaper office. Serial 78a: threat letter to Secretary of State for War. Serial 79b and ff: various telephone and letter threats, thought to be hoaxes
Date: 1945 Mar 22 - 1947 Mar 31
Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: SF 218-0302 VOL 1
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Closure status: Open Document, Open Description
Access conditions: Retained Until 2014
Record opening date: 28 February 2014

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