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This international conference will consider the preservation of political documents and will be of particular interest to archivists, historians and lawyers. Speakers will include Trudy Peterson, formerly Acting Archivist of the United States, 1993-1995, 'Secret police and secret archives'; Friedrich Kahlenberg, previously Director of the Federal Archives of Germany, 'Governmental rule and archivists: the historical experience of the 20th century in Central Europe'; Tom Blanton, Director of the National Security Archive, Washington DC, 'From the Stasi files to the White House email: Freedom of Information and its challenge to power'; Chris Hurley, former Director of the National Archives of New Zealand, 'The role of the archives in protecting the record from political pressure'; Rick Barry, Principal, Barry Associates, 'Ethics and Social Issues for Creators and Users of Records'; Verne Harris, Director of the South African History Archive, 'The archive is politics: truths, powers, records and contestation in South Africa'.
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