Please forgive the cross posting, but this mail regards all Ireland based lists. It touches on the UK's plan to destroy what is known as "overseas" records. These are vital records, such as BMD's of folks born at sea. Although I don't think I'd be effected by the plan, who knows. The bonehead that I am, I can't recall what site I got the original notice from. My thanx to whoever sent the original. Paul -----Original Message----- From: Davies, Howard [mailto:howard.davies@pro.gov.uk] Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:39 AM To: 'Paul E. Dowling' Subject: RE: PRO CONSULTATION DRAFT OPERATIONAL SELECTION POLICY 18 - OVER SEAS BMD Dear Mr Dowling Thank you for your comments on the draft OSP. These will be considered along with other responses to the draft at the close of the consultation period, and I will contact you again then to let you know the result. Howard Davies -----Original Message----- From: Paul E. Dowling [mailto:pdowling7@comcast.net] Sent: 07 November 2002 14:14 To: howard.davies@pro.gov.uk Subject: PRO CONSULTATION DRAFT OPERATIONAL SELECTION POLICY 18 - OVERSEAS BMD Mr. Davies; I strongly urge you not to destroy reconrds as, currently contemplated in this selection policy. Please consider the FFHS offer to receive these records. Thanx, Paul This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is confidential to The Public Record Office. If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the message or attachments. In such a case, please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies of the message and attachments. Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments that do not relate to the official business of the Public Record Office are neither given nor endorsed by it.

The web site is at http://www.pro.gov.uk/recordsmanagement/acquisition/osp18overseas-registrati on.pdf See comments from Mr Dowling below. Regards Michael Brennan in Kent, England. If you require further info on Research in Ireland why not visit one of the web sites listed below. Brennan Home Page: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com Award Winning CARLOW IGP: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/ New Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mjbrennan Norton AntiVirus 2002 is Active ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul E. Dowling" <pdowling7@comcast.net> To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 4:55 PM Subject: [LAOIS] FW: PRO CONSULTATION DRAFT OPERATIONAL SELECTION POLICY 18 OVER SEAS BMD > Please forgive the cross posting, but this mail regards all Ireland based > lists. It touches on the UK's plan to destroy what is known as "overseas" > records. These are vital records, such as BMD's of folks born at sea. > > Although I don't think I'd be effected by the plan, who knows. > > The bonehead that I am, I can't recall what site I got the original notice > from. My thanx to whoever sent the original. > > Paul > > -----Original Message----- > From: Davies, Howard [mailto:howard.davies@pro.gov.uk] > Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 9:39 AM > To: 'Paul E. Dowling' > Subject: RE: PRO CONSULTATION DRAFT OPERATIONAL SELECTION POLICY 18 - > OVER SEAS BMD > > > Dear Mr Dowling > > Thank you for your comments on the draft OSP. These will be considered along > with other responses to the draft at the close of the consultation period, > and I will contact you again then to let you know the result. > > Howard Davies > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul E. Dowling [mailto:pdowling7@comcast.net] > Sent: 07 November 2002 14:14 > To: howard.davies@pro.gov.uk > Subject: PRO CONSULTATION DRAFT OPERATIONAL SELECTION POLICY 18 - > OVERSEAS BMD > > > Mr. Davies; > > I strongly urge you not to destroy reconrds as, currently contemplated in > this selection policy. Please consider the FFHS offer to receive these > records. > > Thanx, Paul > > > This e-mail message (and attachments) may contain information that is > confidential to The Public Record Office. > If you are not the intended recipient you cannot use, distribute or copy the > message or attachments. In such a case, > please notify the sender by return e-mail immediately and erase all copies > of the message and attachments. > Opinions, conclusions and other information in this message and attachments > that do not relate to the official business > of the Public Record Office are neither given nor endorsed by it. >