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- p. 6 …head of S4(Air), with contributions from RAF Ops (GE)2 and DI55 for reference by…
- p. 7 Copies of report made by RAF Fylingdales, North Yorkshire, of unidentified objects
tracked by the BMEWS…
- p. 41 …encourage informal links between, for
example, the RAF and the very worthy
groups who believe differently…
- p. 48 …last week, one of our particularly
important RAF stations had anything: to
say about them.
this…
- p. 68 …1969, was
we do know that an RAF Vulcan bomber very substantial and detailed and it…
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- p. 182 …official transcript has been provided by the RAF Air Attache
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- p. 186 …ACS(G)(RAF)
UFOs - DEBATE IN THE LORDS
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- p. 189 …bu·t
we do know that an RAF Vulcan bomber on ~ low flying mission
passed the…
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- p. 199 …and the draft speech to D?.R(RAF) with
the request that he pass his copy…
- p. 202 …PS/US of S (RAF)
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- p. 208 …ACS(G)(RAF)
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- p. 211 …bu·t
we do know that an RAF Vulcan bomber on ~ low flying mission
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- p. 252 …At 0142 hours, I informed RAF West Drayton, Lt Cdr
incident, and he confirmed that there…
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- p. 278 CWD151 31/1002 090C1243
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- p. 279 CAB092 31/1001 090C1238
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- p. 304 …To his
knowledge there had not been any flyovers by RAF, NATO or other
aircraft and…
- p. 307 …Bentwaters Air Base jointly manned by the RAF
and USAF. Around the time of the alleged…
- p. 313 …I have attached the report
made by a Corporal at RAF Cosford, together with three of…
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- p. 343 …FOR CAB
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- p. 344 …REPORTED 1·0 RAF CHIVENOR OPERATIONS ALSO SEEN Bi POLICE PAfROL
PASSING BURROWS IN CAR
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- p. 345 …FOR CAB
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- p. 346 …FOR CAB
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- p. 372 …To his
knowledge there had not been any flyovers by RAF, NATO or other
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aircraft…
- p. 375 …Bentwaters Air Base jointly manned by the RAF
and USAF. Around the time of tfre alleged…
- p. 381 …I have attached the report
made by a Corporal at RAF Cosford, together with three of…
- p. 394 …The lights observed from Skegness were captured on video
which is being sent to RAF Neatishead…
- p. 397 …The MRCC,
unaware of any maritime activity, asked the Air Rescue
Coordination centre (ARCC) at RAF…
- p. 398 …scramble a Quick
Reaction Alert aircraft from RAF Leuchars to investigate either
the permanent echo or…
a therefore, although the 30 year point remains significant for two reasons: first, the obligation on_
9 departments to transfer records to the PRO before they reach 30 years old remains (Public
Records Act s 3(4)) and second, some exemptions cease to apply after 30 years (FOIA s 63(1)).
The FOI Act requires the PRO, as the authority holding the records, to respond to requests for
information relating to closed records by reviewing them to determine whether an exemption
applies. This is done in consultation with the department. If it is decided that an exemption
applies, and the exemption is one to which the public interest test applies, the department then
considers the public interest in disclosing the exempt information, in consultation with the Lord
Chancellor. These procedures are set out at s 66 ofthe. FOI Act, supported by s 15 which requires
the PRO to copy a request to the department when a public interest decision must be made.
One of the exemptions relates to 'information intended for future publication'. This might be
relevant to files that are awaiting release, but the exemption says that withholding the information
until the intended publication date would have to be 'reasonable in all the circumstances'. You
might like to note that this exemption cannot be claimed by the PRO if the records are over 3 0
years old (s 64(1)).
I hope this summary has helped to explain the position. If you want to know more about what the
Freedom oflnformation Act says, you might like to look at the Explanatory Notes published by
HMSO (ISBN 010 563 600 2).
I will write to you again regarding the remaining papers mentioned at paragraph 2 above, as soon
as possible.
Yours sincerely,