From: tickettyboo@mail2oops.com   
      
   On 2018-08-10 12:50:51 +0000, J. P. Gilliver (John) said:   
      
   > 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).   
      
   The lady didn't elaborate about the reasons they don't have them and   
   considering I mailed in English rather than her language  (which is   
   slightly impolite, when asking a favour though its the  only language I   
   am capable of communicating in with any sort of accuracy) it was very   
   kind of her to help.   
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