Sad news

[Chris Going]

This is terrible news. The electronic history of each piece can be traced, however, and the TNA/PRO card holder identified, but someone trying to steal is likely to be one jump ahead, and to have an alias. Basically no-one should have any business with original images with K glosses on them. They just did not get out into the Service community. The distribution lists on the K reports show just how few were run off, and most of them will have been destroyed at the end of the war. Very few organisations preserved them. Any K Rep imagery is suspect, I feel.

What an outrage.

Incidentally Essex record Office used a neat system -weighing the piece issued out to you using a sensitive machine. You did not get the information on the weight, and if there was a discrepancy they knew you had been up to no good. It seemed to work.

Delmenhorst -I think I can guide you to another set oif K Reps with imagery (in official hands). Talk to me next time you are going to UK.




Chris Going

[Delmenhorst]

I have been reporting it to the PRO. I had a chat with several people in the archive, but I think that it is people like us, who should keep our eyes open, if the pictures surfaces.
Thanks Chris, I will take you up on your offer

[David Ransome]

Hi,

Can I just say that due to the nature of my 'work' I have some extremely good links with people who could make a difference to this affair, notwithstanding that anyone has already spoken to their people at the PRO.

I have stuck my neck out on this one due to the serious nature of National Records going missing, and have pulled in a couple of favours owed in order to get a real stab at resolving the problem.

Therefore I would again respectfully ask for any info that anyone can let me have which identifies specific areas of alleged or obvious theft that my contacts can kick off an investigation with. This will be of benefit to all NA researchers in all fields, not just our Luftwaffe area.

I have suffered myself from having to rebuild / replace stolen records and know that it doesn't often work keeping an eye on a marketplace, especially if things have been 'stolen' to order!

Thanks again,

David