Question

Why did the British preserve official documents?​

Answer 1

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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.

Answer 2

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          *   British had preserved official records since they felt it would later be simpler for them to research them and argue if they write and record everything. They maintained official records of what they felt was right, so that those records could serve as evidence of all the decisions they took in the future.

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