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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.   
      
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