25 July 2012 | last updated at 07:23PM

Its director, Mohd Nasir Ismail, said the items were presented by the family of Abdul Ghani at his former residence in Jalan Bakti here recently.

"We would like to express our appreciation and thanks to the family of Abdul Ghani for taking an immediate move to hand over the valuable items to the National Archives after discovering that termites are destroying some of the documents.

"This is indeed the right decision because the National Archives has the expertise in the conservation of items deemed as national and historical treasures," he told Bernama here today.

Mohd Nasir said right now, the materials were being processed, including undergoing fumigation, cleaning, listing and packaging works for permanent storage.

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