Austria - Archives - Countries
World Wide Diplomatic Archives Index: Austria
Legislation
The Austrian Archives Law of 1999 stipulates that government documents are systematically declassified after 30 years, with exceptions for national security and privacy issues. Researchers may appeal for preemptive declassification.
Location
Archiv der Republik, Nottendorfer Gasse 2, 1030 Wien/Vienna.
Procedures
The archive is open to the public, but researchers may wish to contact it ahead of time.
Website
Published Documents
The Austrian Foreign Ministry has no regularly published series of documents, though it does collaborate with outside institutions on occasional volumes.