Jewish Terrorist Activities in the UK
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Catalogue ref: KV 3/437
- Date: 22/03/1945 – 22/12/1947
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. KV 3/437 contains discussion of a number of threats made by these groups against leading British figures such as Field Marshal Montgomery and Hugh Trevor-Roper and against Jews who had been willing to participate in the 1946 London Conference on the future of Palestine.
KV 3/438 details the investigation into an explosion at the Colonial Club and an unexploded bomb planted in Dover House, Whitehall. The bombs were linked to the Stern Group based in Paris.
KV 3/440 details threats made to British officers including Captain Roy Farran, who was believed to have been involved in the death of a Jewish boy in Palestine. It goes on to discuss two parcel bombs, one of which detonated, killing Farran’s brother and another, which failed to explode, which was received by General Evelyn Barker. It also contains some details of a failed bomb attempt in Parliament Square.
The files span KV 3/437 to KV 3/441. KV 3/438 and KV 3/440 have been digitised.
Jewish terrorist activities in the UK. This file details threats to sabotage public…
| Reference: | KV 3/440 |
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| 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 278ab: circular bulletin from Irgun Zvai Leumi, including a threat to Captain Roy Farran. Serial 297a: press cutting on assassination of Captain Farran’s brother |
| Date: | 1948 Jan 17 – 1950 May 23 |
| Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
| Former reference in its original department | SF 218-0302 VOL 4 |
| Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
| Closure status: | Open Document, Open Description |
| Access conditions: | Retained Until 2014 |
| Record opening date: | 28 February 2014 |
| Reference: | KV 3/438 |
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| 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 127a: report on bomb found at the Colonial Office. Serial 135a: list of recipients of parcel bombs. Serial 157a: summary report on parcel bombs |
| Date: | 1947 Apr 16 – 1947 Sep 19
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Filed under: Uncategorized |
UPROOTED PALESTINIANS: SALAM ALQUDS ALAYKUM 