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The National Archives of the French state, excluding those of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which have separate archivesa. Arc hive s Nøtionales d' Outre-Mer The archives ofthe Secretariats ofState and the Ministries responsible for the French colonies from the 18ft to the 20û Centurys. Over 167 km ofshelving ofrecords; one of the largest in the world. ARMS is responsible for all aspects of IJN record-keeping2. The physical archives hold enough sheets of paper to circle the Earth over 57 times. The archives grow at about 1.4 billion pages per yearl. Contents and size Open to the public. Open to the public. Open to the public. Open to the public. Access 25 years. Currently 30 years, incrementally reducing to 20 years over the next
decade.3 20 years in general. 30 years in general
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