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The tradition of historians and journalists gathering at the National Archives every December to study musty State papers which have been kept secret for three decades is changing. Dust will barely have time to settle on documents before they are released, after Cabinet this week agreed to begin phasing out the long-standing 30-year rule and move towards a 20-year time limit. http://bit.ly/1MdRGBw http://bit.ly/1MdRGBw+ -- Peterk Dallas, Tx [log in to unmask] Save our in-boxes! http://emailcharter.org "The problems of our economy have occurred not as an outgrowth of laissez-faire, unbridled competition. They have occurred under the guidance of federal agencies, and under the umbrella of federal regulations." Senator Ted Kennedy, in defending trucking deregulation in 1978. Contact the list owner for assistance at [log in to unmask] For information about joining, leaving and suspending mail (eg during a holiday) see the list website at https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?A0=archives-nra