Catalogue description Home Office: Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911: Records
Reference: | HO 292 |
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Title: | Home Office: Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911: Records |
Description: |
Papers of the Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911, comprising transcripts of evidence, minutes of meetings, the report, correspondence and other papers. |
Date: | 1971-1972 |
Held by: | The National Archives, Kew |
Legal status: | Public Record(s) |
Language: | English |
Creator: |
Departmental Committee on Section Two of the Official Secrets Act 1911, 1971-1972 |
Physical description: | 50 file(s) |
Access conditions: | Subject to 30 year closure unless otherwise stated |
Administrative / biographical background: |
The Committee was appointed by the Home Secretary on 20 April 1971, under the Chairmanship of Lord Franks. Its terms of reference were 'to review the operation of Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911 and to make recommendations'. The report of the Committee was published in September 1972. It did not lead to any changes in legislation. |
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