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Disappearance of secret files on Australia’s nuclear weapons plans

Treasures of Australia’s past lost from the National Archives by:Herald Sun Patrick Lion  From:The Daily Telegraph  December 13, 2011  HUNDREDS of rare files – including secret plans for nuclear weapons and personal files of prime ministers – have gone missing from the library responsible for preserving Australia’s history.

Over the past two decades the National Archives has lost at least 748 historic items, some dating back more than 150 years, from its official collection of documents, government files, letters, recordings and photographs.

Among the missing files on nuclear weapons and uranium from the middle of last century is a 1956 report, The Clandestine Introduction Of Nuclear Weapons In Australia…… http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/more-news/treasures-of-australias-past-lost-rare-items-missing-from-the-national-archives/story-fn7x8me2-1226220439496

December 14, 2011 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA, secrets,lies and civil liberties