World Wide Diplomatic Archives Index: Switzerland
Legislation
According to a freedom of information law from 2006, unless there are overriding public or private interests that would speak against such a disclosure, everyone now has right of access to official documents in public administration. All documents created after 1 July 2006 can be viewed. For documents created before this date, materials older than 30 years are available for viewing at the National Archives.
Location
Department of Foreign Affairs Postal Address: Eidgenössisches Departement für auswärtige Angelegenheiten (EDA) Generalsekretariat Öffentlichkeitsprinzip CH-3003
Bern Swiss Federal Archives, Archivstrasse 24, CH-3003 Bern
Procedures
Requests for access to documents created after 1 July 2006 should be sent to the Department of Foreign Affairs. For earlier materials, members of the public should contact the National Archives.