Destruction of 1978-1980 files means there is no record of UK government’s work at the timeBritain’s Foreign Office destroyed almost 200 files on Sri Lanka dating from the start of a Tamil Tiger rebellion during which MI5 and the SAS secretly advised the country’s security forces, it has emerged.
The loss of the files means that there is almost no record of the British government’s work with the Sri Lankan authorities at the start of a famously brutal civil war. Related: Sri Lanka counts civilian war dead to counter war crimes claim Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com