Question

why did the British preserve official documents ??​

Answer 1

Explanation:

british preserve official documents-

1.this help in studing n debating

2.this idea produced an administative culture of memos , notings n reports

3.The preserved documents could be used as a point of reference whenever required.

4.they set up record rooms attached to all administrative institutions to preserve official document

Answer 2

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One important source is the official records of the British administration.

The British believed that the act of writing was important. Every instruction, plan, policy decision, agreement, investigation had to be clearly written up.

Once this was done, things could be properly studied and debated.