"In 2011, the world learned of the secret British policy called #OperationLegacy that was implemented in the 1950s. The goal of this policy was to remove incriminating documents from former colonies in the months before each one became politically independent.

"Documents that might embarrass or damage the British government, police and military were either secretly removed or destroyed."

https://theconversation.com/operation-legacy-how-britain-covered-up-its-colonial-crimes-225330
#ColonialViolence #BritishEmpire #colonialism #UKPol #Kenya #MauMau #Guyana