From: G6JPG-255@255soft.uk   
      
   In message , Tickettyboo   
    writes:   
   []   
   >As suggested I emailed the archives to ask if they could explain what   
   >the Polkaart reference meant.   
   >   
   >They have very kindly replied and told me:   
      
   That is good of them.   
   >   
   >Polkaart is Politiekaart (police card), a card for registration of a   
   >foreigner. Unfortunately these cards are not kept anymore.   
   >   
   >Sad that the cards weren't kept, but they can't keep everything I   
   >suppose and at least I now know what the entry refers to.   
   []   
   If there are only now being destroyed (presumably for a storage space   
   reason), maybe there might still be the chance to suggest they be given   
   to some voluntary organisation for scanning and eventual transcription?   
   Obviously there are the usual data protection concerns, but one would   
   _hope_ that those can be got round, e. g. by a   
   seal-until-after-x-years-or-person-is-known-to-be-dead or similar   
   rule(s).   
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