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Loose Minute
D lnfo(Exp)R/3/7 /8
16 November 2000
DAS4a(Sec)
REQUEST FOR ACCESS TO UFO FILES - Dr CLARKE
Reference: A. D/DAS(Sec)64/3 dated 12 October 2000
1. Your minute (Reference) together with a copy of Dr Clarke's reply (1 0 October
2000) to your earlier letter seeks to resolve a number of outstanding matters.
A revised estimate of providing photocopies
2. I have revisited this part of the exercise. There are some minor variations in the
figures but overall no changes in the final total:
DSI/JTIC Report N07 and related intelligence reports on "UFOs" 1951-1952 -
Seven pages from DFE 31/19 & DEFE 44/1.
AIR 2/18564- 75 pages (25 to be sanitised).
AF/3459/75- 115 pages (5 to be sanitised).
AIR 2/18873 & AF /584- 250 pages (150 to be sanitised).
In alii estimate that 44 7 pages will require photocopying, of which 180 will need to
be sanitised. On the same basis as previously advised, assuming 2 minutes per
enclosure the exercise will take approximately 14.9 hours, the first four hours are
free leaving 10.9 hours to be charged at £1 5 per hour, totalling £163.50.
3. In view of the large sum involved I suggest that Dr Clarke be asked to pay a
deposit, say £1 00, before we start work. The balance on completion. Time-scale, as
before we will devote three hours per week to the activity making it a five week
exercise. On receipt of the deposit(?) we will commence work.
The identification of policy files covering the period 1968-1981
3. I attach a list of unreleased "UFO" files (Annex A). The list was compiled from; the
PRO catalogue, trawl through DAS(Sec), and predessoress files stored at the main
MOD archives at Hayes and though contacts in DIS. The list does not purport to be a
definitive listing of "UFO" files held by MOD but just those created by two branches.