NATO Archives discloses collection of ''Private Papers'' of former NATO Secretary General Joseph Luns
The Permanent Representation of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to NATO contacted the NATO Archives to request the declassification and public disclosure of NATO documents that were included among the private papers of former Secretary General Joseph M.A.H. Luns. These papers were donated by the Luns family to the Dutch National Archives in the Hague (www.gahetna.nl)
The NATO Archives review process of this unique collection ultimately led to the declassification and public disclosure of 90 documents. Additional documents will continue to be reviewed with their originators over the coming years for possible declassification and disclosure.
These declassified NATO documents included amongst the private papers of former Secretary General Luns are now available for public consultation in the NATO Archives Reading Room and website. Researchers will now be afforded the privilege to engage with some of the bilateral meetings and correspondence (of a personal and official nature) of Secretary General Luns with high-profile figures from NATO and non-NATO nations from 1971 to 1980.