FFHS-NEWS Correction to earlier comment on TNA changes

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Correction to earlier comment on TNA changes

 

Following my recent comments about the user group meeting at which TNA
announced its plans for change, I have learnt that Nick Barratt and others
behind Action 4 Archives were dismayed at the statement "...some of the
critics seemed to be guilty of the sort of misrepresentation they claimed
had been used by TNA.  Either that or they are unable to interpret documents
as well as might be expected."

 

They are concerned that "it suggests that the research and interpretation
exercise that a wide variety of experienced historians, both present at the
meeting and absent for various reasons, was not thorough and was
intentionally misleading."  I therefore wish to clarify that I did not
intend this to apply to all of the arguments put forward against the
proposals, and indeed thought that the points made by Nick Barratt on behalf
of Action 4 Archives  were well made.  I am sorry for any offence caused.

 

In their presentation at the meeting, TNA had a section entitled 'Myths and
the facts'.  Nick has produced a rebuttal of this and no doubt he will be
adding this to the Action 4 Archives website which is located at
http://action4archives.com.  I will announce when this is available.

 

Roger Lewry

FFHS Archives Liaison

exec.member.rl at ffhs.org.uk

29 September 2009

 

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