The Institute of Commonwealth Studies (ICWS), School of Advanced Study, University of London will hold a a one-day conference on Thursday 29 May 2014 The Secret Archive What is the significance of FCO’s ‘Migrated Archives’ and ‘Special Collections’? in The Chancellor's Hall Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1 Convened by Dr Mandy Banton, Professor Philip Murphy, and Dr Susan Williams ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Programme Coffee and welcome from 10.00 am 10.30 am Opening Remarks Professor Philip Murphy Director, ICWS Keynote Speech Jonathan Bloch Co-author of Spies, Lies and the War on Terror (2007), Global Intelligence: The World's Secret Services Today (2003), KGB/CIA: Postwar Intelligence Operations (1987), and British Intelligence and Covert Action (1983) 11.15 am Session I: The Story to Date Chair: Dr Susan Williams, ICWS Dr Mandy Banton, ICWS, formerly of the UK National Archives Dan Leader, Partner, Leigh Day, barrister in Kenyan colonial torture case Professor Nathan Mnjama, University of Botswana, formerly of the Kenya National Archives Martin Plaut, ICWS, formerly BBC Africa Editor 1.00 pm: Sandwich lunch 2.00 pm Session II: What next? Chair: Professor David Killingray, Emeritus Professor of Modern History, Goldsmiths University of London Professor Tony Badger, University of Cambridge and Independent Reviewer, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) Professor Richard Drayton, Rhodes Professor of Imperial History, Kings College London Martin Tucker, Head of Archives, FCO 3.45 pm: Tea 4.15 pm Round Table Chair: Professor Wm. Roger Louis, Kerr Professor of English History and Culture, University of Texas at Austin Ian Cobain, Guardian senior reporter, author of Cruel Britannia (2013) Maurice Frankel, Director, UK Campaign for Freedom of Information Professor Patrick Salmon, FCO Chief Historian and Visiting Professor, Newcastle University Dr Anne Thurston, Director of International Records Management Trust 6.00 Reception Registration fees: £20/£10 for students and unwaged
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