On Fri, Jul 6, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Frederic Grevin <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>
> Sorry, Peter, there's no significant difference:  the Afghan war records
> have been--and are still--being created by the US (and other countries,
> including France) on Afghan soil as part of the administration and conduct
> of the war by the Allies in the course of a United Nations-approved
> operation.
>
> except that there is  a duly constituted Afghan government unlike Algeria
which as you point out below was considered a part of Metropolitan France.
If one takes that into mind then the records belong to the French
government. Ideally they should provide a copy of them to Algeria.


>
>
> And for your information, Algeria was NOT considered by France (or other
> countries at the time) a colony--it was part of "Metropolitan France".
> Morocco, in contrast, was a "Protectorate".
>
>
> yup knew that 'colony' was the incorrect term but couldn't remember the
correct term. thanks for the gentle application of the clue bat to this old
grey head ;-)



>
> Of course, any lawyer can make any argument she/he chooses.
>
>
> which is why lawyers make the money that they do




-- 
Peter Kurilecz CRM CA
[log in to unmask]
Richmond, Va
http://twitter.com/RAINbyte
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/RAINbyte/
http://paper.li/RAINbyte/rainbyte
http://pinterest.com/pakurilecz/archives/
http://pinterest.com/pakurilecz/records-management/
http://www.linkedin.com/in/peterakurilecz
Information not relevant for my reply has been deleted to reduce the
electronic footprint and to save the sanity of digest subscribers

List archives at http://lists.ufl.edu/archives/recmgmt-l.html
Contact [log in to unmask] for assistance
To unsubscribe from this list, click the below link. If not already present, place UNSUBSCRIBE RECMGMT-L or UNSUB RECMGMT-L in the body of the message.
mailto:[log in to unmask]