World Wide Diplomatic Archives Index: Italy

Legislation

Ministerial decrees, the most recent of which was issued in 1999, legislate access to the archives. Currently, documents which are more than 50 years old can be consulted after authorization given by the director. Only in exceptional cases, the Ministry may reduce the time-limit to 30 years.

Location

Ministero degli Affari esteri, Servizio Storico Archivi e Documentazione, Ufficio II - Archivio Storico Diplomatico Piazzale della Farnesina 1, I – 00194 Rome

Procedures

Researchers must present a letter of introduction from their university or institution

Published Documents

A committee from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has published a series of volumes, called Documenti diplomatici italiani.