Cooperations and Partners

The central forum for coordination with the state archives of the federal states is the KLA, which meets twice a year. However, the Federal Archives also maintain close professional relations with numerous other institutions. With some partners, cooperation agreements have been signed, setting out common objectives and the partners' respective rights and obligations. One contribution of the Federal Archives within such cooperations may be to waive fees for the provision of federal archival material. In return, there must be an evident benefit for the Federal Archives obtained by the cooperation and goals must be achieved that would not be accomplished without the partner's contribution.

You can find more information on the KLA on our German website.

The Federal Archives also maintains close professional relationships with numerous other institutions.

Cooperation agreements

Cooperation agreements have been concluded with certain partners who share common goals and for which the respective rights and obligations are defined. As part of such cooperation, the Federal Archives might waive fees for releasing federal archive records. In return, however, the Federal Archives would have to receive a noticeable benefit from the cooperation and be able to achieve goals that would otherwise not be possible were the partner not involved. Under National Cooperations and International Cooperations of the Stasi Records Archive, we have presented a selection of cooperation agreements and institutional partners.