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|    Graeme Wall to All    |
|    Re: The 1931 census ...    |
|    03 Nov 21 09:44:19    |
      From: rail@greywall.demon.co.uk              On 03/11/2021 09:14, MB wrote:       > On 02/11/2021 14:39, J. P. Gilliver (John) wrote:       >> I'd also forgotten that it was in a building with special hydrants and       >> paid firewatchers; quite what happened_should_ have been better       >> investigated, even if there_was_ a war on! (The fire was_not_ caused       >> by enemy action - at least, not bombing. [Could be sabotage, but I can't       >> think how that would help the ene       >       > There were acts of sabotage by the IRA and others. In their warped       > minds they might think destroying any part of the state was justified.       > Perhaps as some sort of revenge for the loss of Irish records though I       > think the IRA themselves were responsible for that.              I doubt many people, outside the relevant home office department, even       knew what was in there.              --       Graeme Wall       This account not read.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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