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Title of release
20 October
The 1926 General Strike, efforts to quell Sinn Fein activities in 1920s England, and the murder of British Prisoners Of War in Europe are all included.
23 September
Publisher Robert Maxwell's death, the sale of Sir Winston Churchill's papers, Jewish immigration to Palestine from 1939, and more.
20 August
George VI's funeral and Elizabeth II's coronation are included in this month's release.
23 July
The apes of Gibraltar, and more.
21 May
Pigeons in intelligence work, and Ursula Buerton, the most significant female Soviet agent controller working in Britain, feature in this Security Service (MI5) release.
04 May
Women murderers feature in these Home Office documents.
23 March
John Lennon's lithographs, seized by police in 1970 as evidence for an indecency trial, are the subject of a file included in this release.
03 January
A file on Princess Margaret, and more.
01 January
Public Records of 1973. This year's new releases include documents on Northern Ireland, a statue to commemorate Sir Winston Churchill and a ministerial scandal.