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<p>The FCO, as with all government departments, reviews all its files in line with
the requirements of the Public Records Act before making a decision on permanent preservation.
This applies to files from the 1970s and 1980s relating to Sri Lanka which the FCO
reviewed under the Act.</p><p>Selection of such records for permanent preservation
took place under the guidance and supervision of The National Archives.</p><p>The
Public Records Act does not require departments to preserve files if they are of no
long-term historical value. For instance, the FCO may destroy a file if it only contains
administrative or ephemeral content or because it contains information which is already
in the public domain.</p>
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