Re: One Day at NARA

["Janet Valentine" <valent03@bellsouth.net>]

I don't doubt it.  However, an acquaintance of mine recently  went to do
some WWII research and was told that some of the documents were not likely
to be declassified in our lifetimes because some of our allies considered
them important to their own national security.  Sound at all plausible?

Janet


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Evanhoe" <gangster@oio.net>
To: <KOREAN-WAR-L@raven.cc.ku.edu>
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 7:18 PM
Subject: Re: One Day at NARA


> Janet,
>
>  >>At 06:39 PM 7/24/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >Someone please correct me if I'm misguided, but as I understand it there
> >are some things that will remain classified for as long as they are
deemed
> >"sensitive."    So, yes, I suppose that could mean forever.<<
>
> >There are still classified documents from World War I and the
> >Spanish-American War at NARA.  Reason given these remain classified is
the
> >same as many WWII & Korean War documents:  Lack of money and staff.
>
> Ed
>
> Ed Evanhoe, PO Box 916, Antlers, Ok, 74523-0916
> Author: DARKMOON: Eighth Army Special Operations in the Korean War
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>