33(1)(b)

contains information or matter: (i) that was communicated in confidence by, or on behalf of, a foreign government, an authority of a foreign government or an international organisation (the foreign entity) to the Government of the Commonwealth, to an authority of the Commonwealth or to a person who received the communication on behalf of the Commonwealth or an authority of the Commonwealth (the Commonwealth entity); and (ii) which the foreign entity advises the Commonwealth entity is still confidential; and (iii) the confidentiality of which it would be reasonable to maintain
Section 33(1)(b) of the Archives Act 1983

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A1209 1961/1375 SEATO - Intelligence Committee report of the meeting 1961 - 1962
AWM54 179/1/15 [Chemical Warfare - General:] Headquarters Army Service Forces, Office of the Chief of Chemical Warfare, Washington 25 DC - Chemical Warfare Intelligence Bulletins, Nos 39-56, Aug 1944 - Jun 1945 1944 - 1945
A1838 917/2 United Nations Anglo-Argentine dispute Falkland Islands 1964 - 1970
A3411 48 South-East Asia Treaty Organisation. Second Meeting of the Council of Ministers held at Karachi (from 6-8 March 1956) 1956 - 1956
A12391 R18 The Satellite Intelligence and Security Services, June 1974 1974 - 1974
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 6 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 6 of 23] 1944 - 1944
A1533 1957/2081 Counterfeit US currency passed in Curacao 1957 - 1968
A1838 694/2/4 PART 4 [Modified title: Exchange of intelligence material with the United States of America] - Received from Washington 1968 - 1969
A2031 14/1955 Exchange of Joint Intelligence Committee papers [modified title, original item title partially exempt] 1955 - 1955
AWM54 179/5/7 PART 4 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Reports from Australian Field Experimental Station, Proserpine, Queensland (May 1945) [part 4 of 10] 1945 - 1945
A1209 1962/3602 Disarmament - NATO Council discussions 1962 - 1964
A1945 248/1/5 Indications of communist preparations for early war in South East Asia - UK committee report 1959 - 1959
A1209 1961/740 SEATO - Council of Ministers - Verbatim report of 7th Meeting 1961 - 1961
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 16 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 16 of 23] 1945 - 1945
A1838 694/2/3 PART 2 Exchange of intelligence material with the United States of America 1956 - 1958
A1838 3034/2/1/2 PART 1 Indonesia - Political - Situation Reports 1957 - 1964
A1838 1495/1/9/4 PART 4 Antarctic - International Geophysical Year - Russian Participation 1956 - 1956
A816 14/301/475 Forward Planning No. 1 1951 - 1955
A816 14/301/418 Plans for the defence of sea communications in the ANZAM Region 1950 - 1954
A3269 R14/G [SRD (Services Reconnaissance Department) Technical Section -] Sabotage Handbook. Military Targets 1942 - 1942