§ Dr. WrightTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, pursuant to his answer of 18 February,Official Report, column 303, which specified retained documents mentioned in the representations to him by historians following his invitation of June 1992 are (a) now released, (b) to be released and (c) to remain closed.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe following documents, mentioned in representations to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster following his invitation to historians in June 1992,
- (a) have now been released:—
- Papers relating to:
- Shingle Street
- German Occupation of the Channel Islands
- Derek Bentley
- John Christie and Timothy Evans
- Suez (in addition to those released in 1987)
- WM (40) 171, 172 (previously withheld extracts from Cabinet Minutes)
- JIC papers and minutes 1939–41
- CAB134—Future Policy Committee papers for 1959–61
- CAB121—Cabinet Office papers on the Dieppe Raid
- PR(56)3—Cabinet Committee paper–Policy Review
- D(52)26—Cabinet Committee paper—Defence Policy and Global Strategy
- JIC(45)55—Resistance in Norway
- JIC(45)76(0)—Resistance in Norway
- F0371/72215—Foreign Office file relating to the murder of an American in Greece in 1948
- JPS/COS—papers and minutes of the Joint Planning Staff and Chief of Staff (38 out of 51 documents requested)
- W071/1240—file relating to the court martial and execution of Josef Jakobs
- F0800/256—previously withheld extracts relating to Austen Chamberlain
- PES—advice from the Advisory Board for the Research Councils 1990–91
- (b) Will remain closed:—
- Court martial records containing sensitive personal information
- Domestic files of security and intelligence agencies 1 Joint Planning Staff paper 1948
732 - 5 extracts from Chief of Staff minutes 1949–50
All other documents mentioned are under review for possible release.