VPRS 5589 Register Of Secret Commonwealth Communications

This series registers correspondence received at the Chief Secretary's Department from such individuals and/or organisations as the Prime MInister, the Chief Commissioner of Police and the Premier and /or the Premier's Department. Details given are the date of the communication, the subject matter, to whom the correspondence was referred, the date upon which it was referred and subsequent action.Correspondence dealt with such matters as:- the furnishing of information of defence value to foreign interests- the provision of military protection against the possible sabotage of vulnerable points inder the control of civil bodies- arrangements for the selection of sites for such purposes as military detention barracks, military prisons and internment camps- censorship in time of war;- power to close unlicensed premises and- police acting as authorised persons in relation to the Communist Party Dissolution Act.It should be noted that pages 5-8 and 26-29 have been removed.

本系列档案收录首席秘书部（Chief Secretary's Department）所接收的往来函件，发件方包括首相、警务处处长、州总理以及州总理办公室相关机构。档案记录的详情涵盖函件日期、主题、转办对象、转办日期及后续处理措施。所涉函件议题包括：
- 向外国势力提供具备国防价值的情报
- 为民间机构管控的薄弱环节提供军事防护，以防其遭破坏
- 为军事拘留营房、军事监狱及拘留营（internment camps）开展选址筹备工作
- 战时审查制度
- 关停无照场所的执法权限
- 警方作为《解散共产党法案》（Communist Party Dissolution Act）项下的授权执行人开展相关工作。
需注意，第5至8页及第26至29页已被移除。