The files contain correspondence exchanged by Werner Maihofer with the European Commission, the Italian Government and local administration regarding the creation and setting-up of the Historical Archives as well as internal notes and reports relating to technical, budgetary and logistic matters.

It contains amongst others:

Contract of deposit between the European University Institute (EUI) and the European Communities on the deposit of the historical archives of the Communities signed on 17/12/1984: projects and copy of original, attachments and press releases.

Minutes and notes relating to the activites of EUI's "Archives Steering Committee" (1985).

Internal notes by Reinhardt Strecke, including maps of deposits to be installed at Villa Il Poggiolo. (1985).

Report "Règles techniques et de sécurité à la Villa Poggiolo" by Guy Prist, Roger Perck and Willy Wyns (25/09/1985).

Note "Reflexions générales sur la constitution d'archives des Communautés européennes à Florence" de Hanns Jürgen Küsters (21/06/1986).

Note on the visit of Charles Dollar to the Historical Archives (13/10/1986).

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