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The records of the political staff of Government Ministers : problems and proposals. Government Ministers and their political staff (" cabinet ") traditionally consider their records as their own private property. The continuity of administration suffers from the removals and destructions which are a result of this tradition, and historical research thus loses some of its essential sources. Whatever legal arguments are used, the real reason for such an old tradition is of course of a political nature. However, an evolution is happening, due to a change in mentalities and to an increasing number of " private " deposits of records with the National Archives. This evolution could be improved by the institution of " deposit agreements ", clearly defining the right of access of the depositor and the delays of opening to the public.
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