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probable that this new rule will not be capable of implementation until the ,%,%s

unless there is a substantial increase in the financial resources and personnel

devoted to the transfer process.

4n general the picture was a rather gloomy one. The impression given was that the FCO is

!een to accelerate the transfer of material and to do so with sufficient transparency' butmembers of the audience were highly critical of the claim and assumed that the FCO is

still trying to conceal collections or documents which it regards as too sensitive to

release. The truth seems more li!ely to lie with the sheer scale of the special collections'

which was unanticipated' and which will put a severe strain on what limited resources are

currently available for the transfer. "o detail was given on how decisions are reached

between the FCO and T"# about which files would remain closed. 4n at least one case