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The legal basis is the <abbr title="State Security Service" class="dreipc-abbreviation"><abbr title="State Security Service" lang="en" class="dreipc-abbreviation">Stasi</abbr></abbr> Records Act, which regulates, among other things, application requirements and access options.</p> <div> <a href="/en/research-our-records/access-to-stasi-records/" title="Access to Stasi Records" target="_self" class="arrow-right anchor--on-yellow"> <span> more </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="topic-slider__item"> <div class="topic-slider__item-inner"> <div class="topic-slider__media"> <picture><source srcset="/assets/bundesarchiv/en/_processed_/6/1/csm_N_1780_Bild-001-01_Familienforschung_Kaiserreich_fae2b306a2.jpg" media="(max-width: 600px)" type="image/jpg"><source srcset="/assets/bundesarchiv/en/_processed_/6/1/csm_N_1780_Bild-001-01_Familienforschung_Kaiserreich_3802bb119d.jpg" media="(max-width: 900px)" type="image/jpg"> <img src="/assets/bundesarchiv/en/_processed_/6/1/csm_N_1780_Bild-001-01_Familienforschung_Kaiserreich_78884f9a28.jpg" title="Group photo of the family of Friedrich Baltrusch (1914/1918)" alt="Group photo of the family of Friedrich Baltrusch (1914/1918)" height="680" width="1210"></picture> </div> <div class="topic-slider__text"> <h3 class="is-h2-large underlined underlined--negative"> <a href="/en/research-our-records/research-archive-material/research-on-persons-and-ancestors/" target="_self"> <span> Searching for Persons and Ancestors </span> </a> </h3> <p>The archival material at the Federal Archives contains a large number of person-related documents. They can, for example, help to clarify service periods and nationalities.</p> <div> <a href="/en/research-our-records/research-archive-material/research-on-persons-and-ancestors/" title="Searching for Persons and Ancestors" target="_self" class="arrow-right anchor--on-yellow"> <span> more </span> </a> </div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section id="c58407" class="icon-column-teaser"> <h2 class="section-head" id="c58407"> View and use archive material </h2> <ul class="icon-column-teaser__list"> <li class="icon-column-teaser__item" data-click-redirect-parent="1"> <figure class="icon-column-teaser__icon" data-click-redirect-imagesource="1"> <svg xml:space="preserve" viewBox="0 0 80 80" aria-hidden="true" class="svg-document-round"><path fill="currentColor" d="M21.2 46.3c0 .8.7 1.5 1.5 1.5h34.5c.9 0 1.5-.7 1.5-1.5s-.7-1.5-1.5-1.5H22.8c-.9 0-1.6.7-1.6 1.5zM57.2 29.1H22.8c-.9 0-1.5.7-1.5 1.5s.7 1.5 1.5 1.5h34.5c.9 0 1.5-.7 1.5-1.5s-.7-1.5-1.6-1.5zM22.8 60.4c-.9 0-1.5.7-1.5 1.5s.7 1.5 1.5 1.5h34.5c.9 0 1.5-.7 1.5-1.5s-.7-1.5-1.5-1.5H22.8z" /><path fill="currentColor" d="M69.8 14 59.4 3.7c-.6-.6-1.8-1.6-3.6-2.4C54.1.4 52.3 0 50.4 0H17.2C11.3 0 6.5 4.8 6.5 10.7v58.5c0 5.9 4.8 10.7 10.7 10.7h45.5c5.9 0 10.7-4.8 10.7-10.7V23.1c0-1.8-.4-3.7-1.3-5.5-.7-1.8-1.7-2.9-2.3-3.6zm.7 55.3c0 4.3-3.5 7.7-7.7 7.7H17.3c-4.2 0-7.7-3.5-7.7-7.7V10.7C9.5 6.5 13 3 17.3 3h33.2c1.4 0 2.8.3 4.2 1 1.2.6 2.2 1.3 2.7 1.8l10.3 10.3c.5.5 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.7.6 1.4 1 2.8 1 4.2v46.3z" /></svg> </figure> <h3 class="underlined" data-click-redirect-headlinesource="1"> <span> Files </span> </h3> <p>More than 500 kilometres of files mainly arisen in the 20th century form the core part of the Federal Archives' holdings. These files are described by information on their content and the covered period.</p> <a href="/en/research-our-records/research-by-media-type/files/" title="Files" target="_self" class="arrow-right" data-click-redirect-target="1"> more </a> </li> <li class="icon-column-teaser__item" data-click-redirect-parent="1"> <figure class="icon-column-teaser__icon" data-click-redirect-imagesource="1"> <svg xml:space="preserve" viewBox="0 0 80 80" aria-hidden="true" class="svg-image"><path fill="currentColor" d="M71.8 10.4H8.2c-4.5 0-8.2 3.7-8.2 8.2v42.7c0 4.5 3.7 8.2 8.2 8.2h63.6c4.5 0 8.2-3.7 8.2-8.2V18.6c0-4.5-3.7-8.2-8.2-8.2zm5.2 51c0 2.9-2.3 5.2-5.2 5.2H8.2c-2.9 0-5.2-2.3-5.2-5.2v-5.3l23.7-22.5 20 20.4c.3.3.7.4 1.1.5.4 0 .8-.2 1.1-.4.3-.3.4-.7.4-1.1 0-.4-.1-.8-.4-1.1l-2-2 9.8-8.7L77 57.6v3.8zm0-7.7L57.6 38c-.3-.2-.6-.3-1-.3s-.7.1-1 .4l-10.9 9.7-16.8-17.5c-.3-.3-.6-.4-1-.5-.4 0-.8.1-1.1.4L3 51.9V18.6c0-2.9 2.3-5.2 5.2-5.2h63.6c2.9 0 5.2 2.3 5.2 5.2v35.1z" /><path fill="currentColor" d="M44 21.8h-.2c-3.2.1-5.8 2.8-5.8 6 0 3.3 2.7 6 6 6s6-2.7 6-6-2.7-6-6-6zm0 8.9c-1.7 0-3-1.3-3-3 0-1.6 1.2-2.9 2.8-3h.1c1.7 0 3 1.3 3 3s-1.3 3-2.9 3z" /></svg> </figure> <h3 class="underlined" data-click-redirect-headlinesource="1"> <span> Pictures </span> </h3> <p>The Federal Archives hold numerous photographs, aerial pictures and posters that document the history of the German state in its political, socio-economic and cultural relations. </p> <a href="/en/research-our-records/research-by-media-type/pictures-and-posters/" title="Pictures" target="_self" class="arrow-right" data-click-redirect-target="1"> more </a> </li> <li class="icon-column-teaser__item" data-click-redirect-parent="1"> <figure class="icon-column-teaser__icon" data-click-redirect-imagesource="1"> <svg viewBox="0 0 80 80" aria-hidden="true" class="svg-camera"> <path fill="currentColor" fill-rule="nonzero" d="M55.168 30.77H6.37C2.846 30.77 0 33.593 0 37.09v36.587C0 77.175 2.846 80 6.37 80h48.798c3.524 0 6.37-2.825 6.37-6.322V37.091c0-3.497-2.846-6.322-6.37-6.322Zm2.268 42.848c0 1.207-1.083 2.28-2.301 2.28H6.404c-1.219 0-2.301-1.073-2.301-2.28V37.151c0-1.207 1.082-2.28 2.3-2.28h48.732c1.218 0 2.3 1.073 2.3 2.28v36.467Zm-43.077-44.9c8.008 0 14.359-6.458 14.359-14.29C28.718 6.596 22.228 0 14.359 0 6.489 0 0 6.458 0 14.29c0 7.832 6.351 14.428 14.359 14.428Zm0-24.615a10.233 10.233 0 0 1 10.256 10.256A10.233 10.233 0 0 1 14.36 24.615 10.233 10.233 0 0 1 4.103 14.36 10.233 10.233 0 0 1 14.359 4.103Zm30.77 24.615c8.007 0 14.358-6.458 14.358-14.29C59.487 6.596 52.998 0 45.128 0 37.12 0 30.77 6.458 30.77 14.29c0 7.832 6.351 14.428 14.36 14.428Zm0-24.615a10.233 10.233 0 0 1 10.256 10.256 10.233 10.233 0 0 1-10.257 10.256A10.233 10.233 0 0 1 34.872 14.36 10.233 10.233 0 0 1 45.128 4.103ZM80 34.79v41.153c0 .802-.388 1.47-1.163 1.871-.258.134-.517.134-.775.134-.388 0-.905-.134-1.292-.401L63.59 66.324v-5.211l12.404 10.69V39.065L63.59 49.756v-5.211L76.77 33.32c.516-.535 1.421-.668 2.067-.267.775.267 1.163.935 1.163 1.737Z" /> </svg> </figure> <h3 class="underlined" data-click-redirect-headlinesource="1"> <span> Films </span> </h3> <p>More than 370.000 documentary and feature films on different carrier material are in our collection. Complementary material such as programmes, photos, posters and scripts can also be found.</p> <a href="/en/research-our-records/research-by-media-type/films/" title="Films" target="_self" class="arrow-right" data-click-redirect-target="1"> more </a> </li> </ul> </section>  <section class="fact theme--mist"> <div class="inner"> <ul class="items"> <li class="item"> <p class="number">530</p> <div class="text"> <p>continuous kilometres including index cards. In addition, there are around 15 million images, over 900,000 analogue film reels, sounds, posters and many other archive materials.</p> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section>  <section class="logo-teaser"> <div class="inner"> <h2 class="section-head" id="c58409"> More Services </h2> <ul class="items"> <li class="item" data-click-redirect-parent="1"> <div class="media" data-click-redirect-imagesource="1"> <a href="/en/research-our-records/libraries/" title="Libraries" target="_self"> <picture><source srcset="/assets/bundesarchiv/en/_processed_/5/d/csm_library_02_b4ed60def5.jpg" media="(max-width: 600px)" type="image/jpg"> <img src="/assets/bundesarchiv/en/_processed_/5/d/csm_library_02_dc943f2d57.jpg" title="" alt="Shelves of the library. The library of the Stasi Records Agency is open to the public." height="305" width="452"></picture> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <h3 class="is-h4 underlined" data-click-redirect-headlinesource="1"> <span> Libraries </span> </h3> <p>The Federal Archives provides users with more than 2 million publications at seven locations.</p> <a href="/en/research-our-records/libraries/" title="Libraries" target="_self" class="arrow-right" data-click-redirect-target="1"> <span>more</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="item" data-click-redirect-parent="1"> <div class="media" data-click-redirect-imagesource="1"> <a href="/en/federal-archives/legal-basis/" title="Legal Basis" target="_self"> <picture><source srcset="/assets/bundesarchiv/en/_processed_/d/e/csm_stug_4828dec4dc.jpg" media="(max-width: 600px)" type="image/jpg"> <img src="/assets/bundesarchiv/en/_processed_/d/e/csm_stug_7ff5fd6ac5.jpg" title="A page of the Stasi Records Act which forms the legal basis for the work of the Federal Commissioner." alt="A page of the Stasi Records Act" height="302" width="452"></picture> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <h3 class="is-h4 underlined" data-click-redirect-headlinesource="1"> <span> Legal Basis </span> </h3> <p>The <abbr title="State Security Service"><abbr title="State Security Service" lang="en" class="dreipc-abbreviation">Stasi</abbr></abbr> Records Act (<abbr title="Stasi Records Act"><abbr title="Stasi Records Act" lang="en" class="dreipc-abbreviation">StUG</abbr></abbr>) together with the Federal Archives Act (BArchG) form the legal basis for access records.</p> <a href="/en/federal-archives/legal-basis/" title="Legal Basis" target="_self" class="arrow-right" data-click-redirect-target="1"> <span>more</span> </a> </div> </li> <li class="item" data-click-redirect-parent="1"> <div class="media" data-click-redirect-imagesource="1"> <a href="/en/federal-archives/cooperations/international-cooperations-of-the-stasi-records-archive/" title="International Cooperations" target="_self"> <picture><source srcset="/assets/bundesarchiv/en/_processed_/c/b/csm_bildung_kooperation_gedenkstaette_berliner_mauer_b32b96b41b.jpg" media="(max-width: 600px)" type="image/jpg"> <img src="/assets/bundesarchiv/en/_processed_/c/b/csm_bildung_kooperation_gedenkstaette_berliner_mauer_ed92cffbc2.jpg" title="Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Stra脽e" alt="Berlin Wall Memorial at Bernauer Stra脽e" height="302" width="452"></picture> </a> </div> <div class="text"> <h3 class="is-h4 underlined" data-click-redirect-headlinesource="1"> <span> International Cooperations </span> </h3> <p>The National Archives is associated with many cultural institutions from Germany and abroad through close mutual exchange, joint projects or formal cooperation.</p> <a href="/en/federal-archives/cooperations/international-cooperations-of-the-stasi-records-archive/" title="International Cooperations" target="_self" class="arrow-right" data-click-redirect-target="1"> <span>more</span> </a> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <section class="banner theme--mist"> <div class="inner"> <div class="items"> <div class="item"> <div class="media"> <picture><source srcset="/assets/bundesarchiv/de/_processed_/a/2/csm_160405_philby_bild_3e8e127f5b.jpg" media="(max-width: 600px)" type="image/jpg"><source srcset="/assets/bundesarchiv/de/_processed_/a/2/csm_160405_philby_bild_4c4d3c792d.jpg" media="(max-width: 900px)" type="image/jpg"><source srcset="/assets/bundesarchiv/de/_processed_/a/2/csm_160405_philby_bild_53c8508b0b.jpg" media="(max-width: 1200px)" type="image/jpg"> <img src="/assets/bundesarchiv/de/_processed_/a/2/csm_160405_philby_bild_7fe993fea1.jpg" title="" alt="" height="720" width="1440"></picture> </div> <div class="text"> <div class="ani"> <h3 class="is-h1 underlined underlined--negative"> <a href="/en/stasi-records-archive/education/what-was-the-state-security/cultivating-tradition-with-an-mi6-spy/" title="More" target="_self"> <span> Cultivating Tradition with an MI6 Spy </span> </a> </h3> <p class="is-large">The British double agent Kim Philby was a guest of the <abbr title="Ministry for State Security"><abbr title="Ministry for State Security"><abbr title="Ministry for State Security" lang="en" class="dreipc-abbreviation">MfS</abbr></abbr></abbr> in Berlin in 1981. 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