One risk of leaving historical records in the hands of government offices
instead of in national archives.
David Rich
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http://www.brusselsjournal.com/node/1287/  (accessed 10 Sept. 2006)
Published on The Brussels Journal (http://www.brusselsjournal.com) 
Belgian Authorities Destroy Holocaust Records 
By Paul Belien 
Created 2006-08-31 21:32 

The Belgian authorities have destroyed archives and records relating to the
persecution and deportation of Jews in Belgium in the 1930s and 1940s. Some
of this happened as recently as the late 1990s. This was revealed during
hearings in the Belgian Senate last Spring. Though the Senate report dates
from 4 May the Belgian press has not yet mentioned the affair. [update 3
Sept.: The Brussels Dutch-language newspaper De Morgen published an article
on page 6 of its 14 Dec. 2005 edition, under the title: Archives about
Persecution of Jews were Intentionally Destroyed] The Senate report says
that “documents about the period 1930-1950 have been destroyed on a massive
scale.” . . .

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