UK Government document valice/ briefcase ~

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I purchased these two cases yesterday and today I got the story straight !
I found the Air Commodore, there are a lot of them to look through, but here he is on an important commitee. (attached)
The smaller case was issued to but never used by Col. (Ret. now) Michael C. McHenry, Military attache with the U. S. Embassy 1992 - 1995.
He had obtained the Air Commodores case while stationed in the UK. Both had been stored in his garage for years and his wife he
tells me will be glad they are gone. I am glad that he had such a dry and spotless garage ! I obtained both cases from Col. McHenry yesterday at a military type show at which everthing is generally too costly for me (or any sane person), but these were quite modestly priced. I had to go back to the show today and get the proper details of who owned what which I should have done yesterday of course. But better a forgotten Air Commodore than a forgotten nameless civil servant ~
Both be keepers now !

Does any one have a clue as to what these are worth realistcally ?

Civil Service Briefcases

A little history

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I have no idea what either might be worth and suspect there were hundreds if not thousands of them. An MOD branch I worked in, in 1990, had one, and whenever they needed sensitive documents taken to Whitehall, I was used as the courier. I was conscious that such a black leather case was easily recognisable so carried it inside something much more innocuous. If I remember correctly my branch had a key and the recipient branch had a corresponding key but not me. I never knew what was in the case.

 

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You were right to do that and that is the reason they discountinued them as such the carrier became a target for the nasties- (according to the article I linked to)
Over Her Majesties long reign and those before her there indeed must have been thousands made and used. I have found many online of the regular size, but none of the larger ? What I like about mine is that I know who had and used them, both military people (My Gawd there are a lot of Air Commodores-I had no idea!). Just something interesting and unexpected and the condition was excellent. Being hatched (or the rock was lifted?- stories vary) in 1951 I'm an Elizabethan myself and these are just fine to have about ~