World Wide Diplomatic Archives Index: Tunisia

Legislation

There is no systematic declassification of government records. As such, only pre-independence records are currently available at the National Archives. Some post-independence diplomatic documents have been transferred to the National Archives, but have not yet been processed for research.

Location

National Archives: 122, Boulevard 9 avril 1938 – 1030 Tunis

Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Avenue de la Ligue des Etats Arabes, Tunis.

Procedures

Researchers should contact the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to request access to post-independence records and the National Archives for pre-independence material. Additionally, many records dealing with pre-independence Tunisian diplomatic history can be found in various French archives.