Thanks Obs.
I will definitely do that. Whilst on the subject thought some might be interested in the following info. Seems there is a latitude or degree of openess that is subject to the DA secretary's discretion as regards implementing a D or DA notice.
Just hit the links for the individual and five standard DA notices.
Robert
http://www.dnotice.org.uk/http://www.dnotice.org.uk/the_system.htmThe Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee oversees a voluntary code which operates between those Government departments which have responsibilities for national security and the media; using as its vehicle the DA-Notice system.
http://www.dnotice.org.uk/history.htm#from_d_to_daIn 1971 a major change was made by cancelling all existing D-Notices and replacing them with standing D-Notices to give recipients sufficient guidance on subjects in which considerations of national security could be involved, to enable an editor to decide whether to publish, spike or seek advice from the Secretary. There were eleven such notices covering Defence, Civil Service, Nuclear, Radio and Radar, Intelligence, Security and Communications matters and a twelfth included at the specific request of the Australian Government. These twelve were later further refined and reduced where specific items where concerned, eg in the case of military aircraft and aero engines. The Committee's title was changed first to the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Committee, and in 1993 to the Defence, Press and Broadcasting Advisory Committee, when the 6 standing D-Notices were renamed DA-Notices (Defence Advisory Notices). In May 2000, these were further updated and reduced to the present 5 notices
Standing DA- Notices
http://www.dnotice.org.uk/danotices1.htmMilitary Operations,Plans & capabilities
http://www.dnotice.org.uk/danotices2.htmNuclear and Non nuclear Weapons & Equipment
http://www.dnotice.org.uk/danotices4.htmSensitive Installations & Home addresses