Written question asked by Jeremy Corbyn (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 December 2000, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 20 December 2000. It was answered by John Battle (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 December 2000 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list those documents held by his Department concerning United Kingdom relations with Chile from 1970 to 1990; how many of these have been made public; and what plans he has to publish the remainder. - Includes fact that no figures given and disproportionate cost.

Answer: Mr. Corbyn: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list those documents held by his Department concerning United Kingdom relations with Chile from 1970 to 1990; how many of these have been made public; and what plans he has to publish the remainder. [143400] Mr. Battle: It is not possible to provide a fully comprehensive list of documents without incurring disproportionate costs. Release of official files by Her Majesty's Government is governed by the Public Records Acts of 1958 and 1967; files are not normally released until they are thirty years old. Accordingly files on UK-Chilean relations in 1970 will be available at the Public Record Office from 2 January 2001 in class FCO 7.

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