Thousands of government papers detailing some of the most controversial episodes in 20th-century British history have vanished after civil servants removed them from the country’s National Archives and then reported them as lost.
Documents concerning the Falklands war, Northern Ireland’s Troubles and the infamous Zinoviev letter – in which MI6 officers plotted to bring about the downfall of the first Labour government - are all said to have been misplaced.
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Amnesty International has expressed “deep concern” at news that the UK government has “lost” potentially crucial files from The National Archives at Kew related to possible human rights violations during the Northern Ireland ‘Troubles’.
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