GREY PAPERS.

The article presents information on various governmental or parliamentary publication often referred to as "Grey Papers". Such documents are part of the common currency of conversation. However, in practice it is very difficult to define these terms and one finds that in much of governmental publishing the color of the covers of the document is less significant than the greyness over the meaning attached to the various forms of publication. One believes that one knows the difference between White Papers, Green Papers and their kin, but under close examination they often tend to merge to a uniform grey. A White Paper, indicates the broad lines of legislation the Government intend to introduce and, very often, of executive action that will be taken. A Green paper is a white paper that is not ripe yet. Green Papers announce tentative proposals for discussion.