This matter has been under study in my Department and the Attorney General's advice has been obtained. That advice indicates that the Supreme Court judgment, which prohibits the revealing of discussions occurring during the course of a meeting of the Government, applies to all documents of the type at issue irrespective of age. Since, however, it is rarely, if ever, that official files or the minutes of Government indicate the content of discussions at Government meetings, it is not expected that the judgment will place a restriction on the transfer to the National Archives or the opening to the public of such documents. The only effect will be that this criterion of the confidentiality of Government discussions will have to be taken into account by Departments in their assessment of files for transfer to the National Archives.