Let me point out that, since the National Sound Archive and EFDSS hold digitised copies

Fred, you state that with a clarity and certainty.

Tell me how you know. Have you checked with the EFDSS or NSA? If not why not? Seems important not to make statements that mislead people.

But it seems to me that the best way to protect this vital part of our national heritage, and one which was garnered with public money and ought to belong to the public, is to clarify Kennedy's fraudulent behaviour once and for all.

I agree with the first part of that in its entirety, as far as ".......ought to belong to the public...." I am not sure how the second half follows. In fact I can envisage circumstances where any such exposure could be a hindrance.

Now following from that fine piece of rhetoric Fred on how this all ought to belong to the nation and how access to all and sundry ought to be guaranteed where do you suggest this happens? And who will fund it?

To dispel any possible doubt in all this let me say I believe that the collection should have been be kept in its entirety, all of it.

Find me a place who will guarantee to store all of it, tapes, films and photographs etc. under the expensive conditions that it ought to be stored, with proper archiving and cataloguing. Tell me an organisation that has the space, time and staff. And who will then allow reasonably priced access to the general public in the terms you suggest.

When you have thought of some names Fred, write, telephone and/or email them and see if they are busy enough with the materials they have already got, see if they are prepared to supply the conditions necessary for the delicate storage particularly of the tapes, copy them to make sure the originals are preserved, see how much staff time they are prepared to invest in all this and see how they will give access to the general public.

And then come back on here and name some names. I´d be delighted to hear them.

You see Fred it is alright making grand statements about what ought to happen - making them happen is not so easy. And believe me Fred, copyright is the least of your worries.

And whilst you are at it Fred, tell us all how Mustrad publishing anonymous allegations built up over a period of time and then published with a request for evidence to support them, helps all this.

And finally Fred when you have a moment, why not use it to think how the family feels? Imagine how you might feel to read such wranglings over any heritage you left behind.

Dave Eyre