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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A1838 181/1/4 PART 1 Middle East - Joint Intelligence Committee weekly review of Middle East 1956 - 1957
A1533 1956/1934 PART A Currency - Miscellaneous offenders 1962 - 1976
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 12 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 12 of 23] 1945 - 1945
A1209 1957/6044 ANZAM Intelligence Meeting, Singapore, November 1956 1956 - 1957
A9954 SE/13/D28 Travel to Communist countries by nationals of SEATO member countries; Communist inducements for such travel; the type of traveller; the purpose of visit, and measures by member countries to restrict or discourage such travelling: paper contributed by New Zealand 04 Oct 1960 - 04 Oct 1960
A1838 3027/2/1 PART 21 Malaysia - Political - General 1965 - 1965
AWM54 179/5/22 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Special reports by the technical staff of the Chemical Warfare Service Mobile Unit, Brooksville, Florida 1944 - 1945
A816 25/301/566 Co-operation and exchange of information [modified title, original item title partially exempt] 1954 - 1955
A1209 1960/430 Main trends in Soviet capabilities and policies 1959-1964 1960 - 1960
A1533 1967/182 Traffic in gold stolen from Canadian mines and RCMP booklet 1966 - 1969
A1209 1961/411 SEATO - Report of the Logistics Committee 1961 - 1961
A1838 TS694/2/3 PART 5 Exchange of intelligence material with the United States of America policy 1962 - 1964
D1918 S2997 Director's memoranda re Home Office suspect index 1947 - 1947
AWM54 179/5/8 PART 11 [Chemical Warfare - Trials:] Munitions Supply Laboratories. Abstract reports indexed in records of Chemical Defence Board [Part 11 of 23] 1944 - 1944
A2031 61/1953 Probable form and scale of attack against Malaya - Agreement of joint intelligence assessments 1953 - 1953
A816 25/301/604 Intelligence in the Middle East 1956 - 1957
A1209 1958/6130 The economic and political consequences of India's financial problems 1958 - 1958
A1838 TS694/2/3/4 PART 7 [Modified title: Exchange of information] 1972 - 1973
A367 C108490 CONAGHAN, Robert A. 1950 - 1950
A4529 10/1/2/1955 PART 1 Indo-China: Information for JIB [Joint Intelligence Bureau] 1954 - 1955