Question

Why did the British preserve official documents?

Answer 1

Answer:

• Why did the British preserve official documents? ... Any information or proof of any decision can be read/used from the preserved documents. The preserved documents reveal the progress made by country in the past. One can study the notes and reports which were prepared in the past.

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.

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