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BBC News 12/27/00
Unlocking the secrets of government
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/in_depth/uk/2000/uk_confidential/newsid_10810
00/1081675.stm
by Bella Hurrell
The Public Record Office in London is a vast national archive of documents
from over 1,000 years of British history.
At the beginning of each year it publishes government papers which have been
kept secret for the past 30 years - under the UK's "30 year rule".
But even after the New Year, some of the most sensitive documents will remain
secret for several more decades - while others may never be fully revealed.
If a record is judged too sensitive by a government department then it can
apply to "extend closure" until 40, 75 or even 100 years have passed.
Peter A. Kurilecz CRM, CA
Richmond, Va
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