HC Deb 20 December 2000 vol 360 c202W
Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what access to documents relating to operation Condor held in Asuncion, Paraguay, officials from his Department have had. [143409]

Mr. Battle

The documents are held by the Centre of Documentation and Archive for the Defence of Human Rights. They are stored on the premises of the Supreme Court of Paraguay. The Ambassador understands that access would be possible but significant research would be required to extract information from them.

Mr. Corbyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the documents held by his Department concerning operation Condor, indicating those that are in the public domain; and what plans he has to release the remainder. [143398]

Mr. Battle

Operation Condor is referred to in a number of documents held by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. There are no plans to release these documents outside the normal 30-year rule for the release of official documents.

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