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Detention Orders under Emergency Powers Act
Emegency Powers Act 1912 - Detention Orders

HOME DEPARTMENT

(This Document is the Property of His Britannic majesty's Government)
SECRET
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Detention Orders have been authorised for the following persons.

Thomas Mann, last seen Leeds
Ben Tillett, Liverpool
J Jaques, 191, Old Street, E. C.
W Tarbert, 316, Kentish Town Road, N.W.
E. Denton, 427, High Road, Willesden, N.W.
Sam Brierley, 328 Hyde Road, Ardwick, Manchester
Abel Heywood, 56-58, Oldham Street, Manchester
David G Lindsay, 139, West Nile Street, and 132 Gairbraid Street, Maryhill, Glasgow
John Flynn, 19, Horsefair, Bristol
Guy Bowman, 4, Maude Terrace, Walthamstow, London, E

Also the following, officers of the Industrial Syndicalist Education League, but addresses unknown.

J Walter
Ernest Barnes
John Turner
J Barnes
John Lloyd

Also the following, known agitators, but addresses unknown

E J B Allen
Wm D Haywood
A V Montgomery (Mrs)

By order of the Home Secretary

A G Adams
August 9, 1912

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Emergency Powers Act 1912​

Detention order
Reg 3 (ii) (a) (b) (c) (d) (e)(f)

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The person authorising this order is to strike out those sections NOT applicable in the circumstances.

Name of Person to be Detained
Thomas (Tom) Mann

Last Known Address
Red Lion Court, Fleet St, EC
Last seen in Leeds

The above named is ordered to be detained at His Majesty's Pleasure until such time as may be deemed appropriate or the cessation of these regulations and in such locations as may be made available from time to time.

Arrests may be made by Police Officers, Special Constables, Magistrates, military personnel acting in support of the civil power or such other persons as may be authorised from time to time under these regulations.

(Illegible)
Undersecretary
12th August 1912
Authorised by the Home Secretary to sign on his behalf.
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