Request
Following an FOI request to the FCDO which was concluded last December, I was informed that certain withheld papers from file FO 898/419 were due to be transferred to TNA early in the New Year.
Last week I checked FO 898/419 but the withheld papers do not appear to have been restored to the file as yet.
- Can you let me know once the papers have been placed back into the file?
- Also are you able to tell me which files, if any, in the FO 898 series (Political Warfare Executive) have had any previously retained papers released from the beginning of 2023 to date?
- Are there any files in the FO 898 series that have previously withheld papers that are scheduled for release in the next six months?
Outcome
Information provided.
Response
1. Can you let me know once the papers have been placed back into the file?
We received the previously retained material for FO 898/419 from FCDO on 31 May 2024. This has now been re-united with the parent file and is available to order.
2. Also are you able to tell me which files, if any, in the FO 898 series (Political Warfare Executive) have had any previously retained papers released from the beginning of 2023 to date?
One previously retained file in series FO 898 has been released since the beginning of 2023 – this is FO 898/559, which was opened on 24 February 2024. There have been no partial releases of withheld information.
3. Are there any files in the FO 898 series that have previously withheld papers that are scheduled for release in the next six months?
We do not hold any information about further material from this series that may be scheduled for release in the next six months.