World Wide Diplomatic Archives Index: Togo
Legislation
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has no systematic way to dealing with requests for files, and requests are sent from the Ministry of Information to the individual offices concerned. The Government of Togo does not receive many requests for access to diplomatic archives, so there has been little pressing need to organize a system. Requests are considered on a case by case basis depending on the sensitivity of the issue and the time period involved. Diplomatic archives for the colonial period are available at the National Library.
Location
National Library: Bibliotheque Nationale, Avenue de la Victoire, PO Box 1OO2, Lome.
Procedures
For pre-independence inquiries, researchers should contact the National Library. For post-independence requests, researchers must write to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.