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SEC(AS)2A
From: Hd of DR1
Sent: 14 September 2000 13:42
To: SEC(AS)2A
Subject: DR CLARKE'S REQUESTS
Thanks for forwarding Dr Clarke's most recent letter. This does refine his earlier requests some
what.
I believe that we are some way from providing Dr Clarke with a substantive reply.
Dr C's "revised shopping list": /b ~~.
1. The status of this item is the subject of my recent minute to Sec(AS) datec@september. - .--
2. Due for release in January 2001 . To release earlier would require identification of
correspondence from individuals reporting occurrences and their names and addresses to be
deleted. This will take, say a day or two, and then an application to the Lord Chancellor for
formal release in advance of 30 years which will take around 3 months. Alternatively, we could
allow Dr C "special" access, otherwise he will have to wait until January.
3. I've ordered this from Kew. Assuming no, or relatively few, correspondence from the public
early release ie prior to 2002, could be possible.
4 & 5. I've order 24 files from Hayes covering the period 1971 - 76 ie those which for some
reason are overdue fdr review. Item 4 is included in this batch. Item 5 is a request for reports
covering the period Jan 74. The PRO catalogue quite clearly reveals that AIR 2/12 5 56 is nothing
to do with UFOs, but I note that one file expected from Hayes does cover the period as do two
files at Kew AIR 211 88 73 & 1 88 7 4 (the former has also been requested from Kew).
Hope that this is helpful?