> Hi Mary Ann > I am afraid that you have things reversed re: superceding of Privacy > Act over Statistics Act. > The federal Privacy Act contains a clause that allows release of > "personal" identifiable information on an individual twenty years > following their death. The Act deems that information about an > individual who has been dead for more than 20 years ceases to be > personal information protected by the Privacy Act. It is this > clause that allows the information from the National Registration > File of 1940, and other records to be made available. Gordon et al, I can't believe that I made such a foolish mistake. I honestly thought that the problem was the opposite way around. That'll teach me to read my e-mail BC (before caffeine). Sorry, folks. Mary Anne ----------------- FindersKeepers Specializing in Nova Scotia Books, History & Genealogy in or out of print. Email: finders@knotwork.com URL: COMING SOON!