1 - The Black Vault

To: Defence Records 1 - Sensitivity
Date: 08 August 2000
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From: Defence Records 1
Room 1.01
Great Scotland Yard
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Our Ref: DR/ 3 / 7/ 8
ENQUIRY FROM A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC: DEFENCE INTELLIGENCE FILES
Reference: My memos dated 31 july and 1 August 2000.
1. I attach a photocopy of Dr Clarke's response to my letter acknowledging his request for the
review of a large number of Dl files recorded as retained in department in accordance with 53(4)
of the PRA.
2. In an attempt to be helpful he further expands on his area of interest - Mufos" - notwithstanding
this limited area of interest please ensure that the 64 files (approx) are reviewed with the view to
possible release. Please advise of any that might fall into his area of interest, whether releasable
or not. I am of course aware of the reference to "ufos" in DEFE 44/ 1 DSI/}TIC Report No 7-
Unidentified Flying Objects. Of which no copy is known to have survived. I believe that there are
no other references in this piece to this particular phenomena, but confirm.
3. Finally, Dr Clarke has written separately to Sec(AS) about access to a variety of files including
those that continue the run preserved at the PRO as OEFE 13! 118 & 119. Former reference
Dl/55/40/9/1 Parts 1 & 2. Please bring me up to date on his review of 01
material in general and specifically 0155 material. I seem to recall that 3 or 4 years ago, when
visiting Dl 55, he became aware that, other that these two files, no other "ufo" files survived until
the late 1 970s or was it the late 1980s (?). He also saw documentary evidence recording the
destruction of these parts. Can he provide dates of destruction for each file part and the dates
covered by each file (or better still copies of th
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