Reproduced as the appendix to the engineers’ report on Saint Paul’s Lilydale-area caves that I’ve been putting online this week are two dozen or so early-1960s maps of Saint Paul caves. While I’m not entirely sure why these maps were attached to the report - many of the caves in question seem to be outside the “survey” area - I’m glad they were, as they have proven fairly difficult to acquire through normal channels.
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Because it’s not something you see every day, here’s an example of the typical first response from the U.S. Army to an FOIA request. In some cases, this is the only response you get for months or even years:
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