Catalogue description Home Office: Departmental Committee on Section 2 of the Official Secrets Act 1911: Records

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Reference: HO 292
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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