English Translation

S - 5 - f) The walling of densely stored files aa particularly secure tunnels of the cellar, whereby the internal order of the stocks is destroyed and their usability ceases, is recommended only where other safeguards are not possible. Air holes must be installed for the necessary ventilation of the walled stocks. (g) As far as possible, it is advisable to produce photocopics or narrow-film photographs from the most valuable sites in an archive, especially as far as they are spent at alternate sites (see point 2), which have the advantage that ncgatives and positives can be kept separately. 2) Outside the archive building Since the modern archive buildings, with their concrete ceilings, the fire-proof closures of the individual floors and the separation of administrative buildings and magazines, are to be classified as the relatively most suitable accommodation for archivists, on the other hand, the transfer of archive holdings, in particular large quantities, to alternative sites has serious dangers (humidity, theft, fire, vermin) has until now generally been excluded from the fugitiveization of large quantities of archivist files. The turn taken in recent times by the air war, however, the use of ever more numerous and effective means of fighting on inhabited spaces and cultural sites, no more force the most valuable stocks of the Axhive to dissociate to a greater extent than before and to protect them from a total loss by moving them to one or more evasive places. The following points of view have to be considered: As suitable alternate points, especially castles, domains, monasteries, etc. must be attached. However, they must fulfil the following requirements a) Individual location outside closed settlements, protected against insight from the air to a large extent and easily accessible from the Arshivart. (b) a building of stone or iron which is in good condition and has cleanly dry, as heat as possible (steam heating) and impermeable rooms with well-carrying ceilings. (c) The rooms must be heated by solid walls from inhabited or other rooms; a neighbourhood to dangerous works and storage sites, etc., must be avoided. In the event of a fire or other damage, auxiliaries (soldiers, men, foresters, etc.) must be available, the rapid deployment of which is required.