A very brief expert opinion in 1959 by a Home Office employee failed to identify Casement as the author of the diaries. This opinion is almost unknown and does not appear in the Casement literature. As late as July 2015 the UK National Archives ambiguously described the Black Diaries as "attributed to Roger Casement", while at the same time unambiguously declaring their satisfaction with the result of the private Giles Report.'Paul Hyde, "Casement Tried and Tested – The Giles Report", History Ireland, 24:4, July August 2016, pp. 38–41.
A very brief expert opinion in 1959 by a Home Office employee failed to identify Casement as the author of the diaries. This opinion is almost unknown and does not appear in the Casem,ent literature. As late as July 2015 the UK National Archives ambiguously described the Black Diaries as "attributed to Roger Casement" while at the same time unambiguously declaring their satisfaction with the result of the private Giles Report.'Paul Hyde, "Casement Tried and Tested – The Giles Report", History Ireland, 24:4, July August 2016, pp. 38–41.