| He convened a task force on greater CIA openness, and there was an acceleration in the declassification of records on past covert operations. |
| He also doubted the authenticity of the pact's secret protocols. Even the hoped-for declassification of Soviet archives is proving inconclusive. |
| The order amends the previous administration's less restrictive order, which required automatic declassification of most government documents after twenty-five years. |
| But the breathtaking extent of his mendacity has only just become fully apparent, with the declassification of a secret State Department telegram. |
| However, contrasting hopes for a full and final declassification, the parliament has agreed to place limits on the files that can be opened. |
| But for seven months, the joint inquiry has been engaged in trench warfare with the Administration over the declassification of this report. |
