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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A1533 1967/1981 FBI information re stolen American Express travellers cheques ($62 000) - New York 1967 - 1967
A1838 TS383/6/1 PART 5 Indonesia. Top Secret documents. General [3cm] 1958 - 1960
A1209 1961/311 PART 1 Main trends in Soviet capabilities and policies 1960-65 ( ) [Title partially exempt] 1961 - 1969
A3269 R14/D [SRD (Services Reconnaissance Department) Technical Section -] [The Sabotage Handbook] Supplement "D" to Shipping Handbook Volume 4 1942 - 1942
A1945 83/1/12 The likelihood of global war up to mid 1963 [10 pages] 1958 - 1958
A1209 1961/97 SEATO Tank investigation team - report on the best class of tank for use in Thailand. 1961 - 1961
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 10 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 10 of 23] 1944 - 1944
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 17 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 17 of 23] 1945 - 1945
A1838 3034/10/1/8 PART 1 ANNEX Indonesia - Relations with Australia - Official discussions with Indonesia 1972 - 1979
A1945 65/4/4 United Kingdom Joint Intelligence Committee Reports - General - File No 2 [3.5cm] 1959 - 1960
A1838 TS851/12/23 Joint Intelligence Committee weekly review of current intelligence on Middle East 1956 - 1957
D1915 SA3064 RASCHELLA Vincenzo - naturalization 1931 - 1950
A5954 1414/6 Minister of Defence - Republic of Indonesia. 1955 - 1955
A1209 1959/916 SEATO - Logistics Committee meeting Bangkok - August 1959. Report 1959 - 1959
AWM54 179/5/7 PART 8 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Reports from Australian Field Experimental Station, Proserpine, Queensland (Sep 1945) [Part 8 of 10] 1945 - 1945
A1838 563/10/8 Communism - SEATO Council representations 1956 - 1957
A1945 249/3/9 SEATO - Records of meetings of council representatives [2cms] 1961 - 1961
A452 1966/2447 West Irian - Reports from [part of title exempt], 1966 [3cms] 1965 - 1966
A1838 694/2/3/4 PART 8 [Modified title: Exchange of information] 1973 - 1973
A1209 1957/5847 SEATO. Manila Conference Report 1955 on unconventional warfare 1955 - 1955