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Department of Archives, Prime Minister's Office
 Street address: Prime Minister's Office Compound, Ban Nahai Diou, Muang Chanthaburi, Vientiane, Laos
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 213671
Fax: 856 (0) 21 213677
Proprietor: Prime Minister's Office
Contact: Ounhkham Lorsouthivong Director
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 213677, 856 (0) 21 900653
Contact: Thongsy Vang Deputy Director
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 213668, 856 (0) 21 900654
Contact: Souphol Littisak (f) Head of Archives Repository
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 900655
Contact: Mountry Aliyavongsing Head of Records Management Division
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 213670, 856 (0) 21 900658
Contact: Phinekham Mahasay (f) Head of International Relations Division
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 213669, 856 (0) 21 900657
Contact: Laty Phimmachak Head of Administration Division
Telephone: 856 (0) 21 213671, 856 (0) 21 900656
Opening hours: 8am-4pm Mon-Fri, closed Sat-Sun and public holidays
An agency of the Prime Minister's Office, the Department of Archives was established in 1975 to preserve and make available official documents of national importance. In accordance with Presidential Decree 31/PO of 1993 on the structure of the government, it is charged with (i) studying laws, regulations and rules on documentation to be further presented to ministers and directors of the Cabinet of the Prime Minister's Office for approval and enforcement; (ii) giving suggestions and stimulating ministries, agencies, provinces and the Vientiane Prefecture to carry out a centralised management regime of documentation throughout the country; and (iii) organising, guiding and planning for the research and introduction of scientific-technical advancement relating to documentation work and supervising and registering files and documents across the country. Located within the Prime Minister’s Office Compound, the Department of Archives houses official government documents, books and periodicals dating from the French, Royal Lao Government and People's Democratic Republic of Laos periods.
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