World Wide Diplomatic Archives Index: Belgium

Legislation

A Ministerial Decree of 12 December 2003 set public access to documents after they are 30 years old. Requests to see files between 30 and 50 years old must be approved by a Diplomatic Committee.

Location

Federal Public Service Foreign Affairs, Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, Archives Directorate, Diplomatic and African archives Rue de Petits Carmes, 15, B-1000 Brussels

Procedures

Researchers are advised to contact the Archives ahead of time as many requests require third party approval.

Published Documents

The Royal Academy of Belgium has periodically published volumes of documents relating to Belgian Foreign Policy.