The Foreign Office declined to disclose the reasons for deciding that specific files should be withheld, with the result that the reason for the continuing secrecy is itself ... a secret.
History
Citation
Rix, M. (2013). Security without secrecy? Counter-terrorism, ASIO and access to information. In D. Baldino (Eds.), Spooked: the truth about intelligence in Australia (pp. 240-263). Sydney, Australia: NewSouth Publishing.