France
Lack of archival space leaves DGSE with stacks of classified documents on its hands

The archives of the Defence Historical Service hold over 450 km of documents which have been produced and received since the 17th century.
The archives of the Defence Historical Service hold over 450 km of documents which have been produced and received since the 17th century. © Dominique Viola/AFP
Huge piles of classified documents, most of them from the Cold War period, are taking up space in the offices of France's foreign intelligence service, pending a long-delayed transfer to the French armed forces' archives department. [...]
Reading time 2 minutes Antoine Izambard

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