[kictanet] all that was hidden

[Daniel Waweru]

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> Thousands of documents detailing some of the most shameful acts and crimes
> committed during the final years of the British empire were systematically
> destroyed to prevent them falling into the hands of post-independence
> governments, an official review has concluded.
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> Those papers that survived the purge were flown discreetly to Britain
> where they were hidden for 50 years in a secret Foreign Office archive,
> beyond the reach of historians and members of the public, and in breach of
> legal obligations for them to be transferred into the public domain.

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/18/britain-destroyed-records-colonial-crimes

See also:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/apr/18/barack-obama-father-colonial-list,
follow the live blog at:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/blog/2012/apr/18/national-archives-release-colonial-papers-live-blog,
and Caroline Elkins' argument that the Foreign (and Colonial, as was)
Office's reputation for transparency is a complete myth.

Daniel Waweru
www.kenyaimagine.com
Art and analysis; debate and opinion.
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