1 - The Black Vault

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access to non-sensitive material, a category I feel my request falls within, are
successful. This touches upon the discussion I mentioned I had with the MODIRAF
Press Office in January this year, when I tried to follow up a story in the national Press
which suggested that all files relating to UFOs were soon to be released to the PRO. I
was told at that time by the duty Press Officer that the former minister Peter Kilfoyle
had indeed expressed the opinion that there was no good reason for keeping files
related to UFOs restricted for 30 years. He said release of UFO data was likely to be a
priority following "a review of the files." There was, I was told, "a general move
within the department to give out information that is not security sensitive and take
away the myth of secrecy that surrounds this subject."
I hope we will be able to reach an agreement on access to the limied amount of files
specified in this letter, and that this application will not be too onerous upon your
department's time.
I am copying this reply to~t OMD/ AD, Room 617, Northumberland
House, so that he is aware that I am happy with the expeditious and helpful way you
have dealt with my inquiry.