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.

Published Documents

The Austrian Foreign Ministry has no regularly published series of documents, though it does collaborate with outside institutions on occasional volumes.