[Hum-DIS] FW: [Aus-archivists] Fwd: [Ica-l] JOINT STATEMENT OF IFLA AND ICAONTHE SECURITY OF THE IRAQ NATIONAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

Mon Aug 13 09:24:28 WST 2007

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-----Original Message-----
From: aus-archivists-bounces at archivists.org.au
[mailto:aus-archivists-bounces at archivists.org.au] On Behalf Of Robinson,
Catherine
Sent: Monday, 13 August 2007 7:10 AM
To: A Mailing List for Australian Archivists
Subject: RE: [Aus-archivists] Fwd: [Ica-l] JOINT STATEMENT OF IFLA AND
ICAONTHE SECURITY OF THE IRAQ NATIONAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

Dear Listservers

You may also be interested in this news item 'Iraq Military Storm
National Archive', see
http://www.abcnews.go.com/International/Story?id=3466959&page=1 

cheers

Catherine Robinson

-----Original Message-----
From: aus-archivists-bounces at archivists.org.au
[mailto:aus-archivists-bounces at archivists.org.au] On Behalf Of delene
cuddihy
Sent: Sunday, 12 August 2007 10:31 PM
To: Aus-archivists at archivists.org.au
Subject: [Aus-archivists] Fwd: [Ica-l] JOINT STATEMENT OF IFLA AND ICA
ONTHE SECURITY OF THE IRAQ NATIONAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

Dear Aus-archivists

  I have forwarded on the statement issued by ICA and IFLA on the
security of the Iraq National Library and Archives.

  I have also copied a link to a story about the perilous state of the
Iraqi Museum and archaeological sites from The Guardian newspaper below.

  http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2098272,00.html

    As the site of the world's oldest archives, is there anything more
we can do as professional archivists to register our concern as to these
very disturbing turn of events in Iraq libraries, archives, museums and
archaeological sites? 

  Could the Australian Branch of the International Committee of the Blue
Shield write to the Australian Prime Minister as was done with the East
Timor crises last year?

  Delene Cuddihy

ica <ica at ica.org> wrote:
  Date: Fri, 10 Aug 2007 11:55:25 +0200
From: "ica" <ica at ica.org>
To: <ica-l at mailman.srv.ualberta.ca>
Subject: [Ica-l] JOINT STATEMENT OF IFLA AND ICA ON THE SECURITY OF THE
IRAQ NATIONAL LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

              For immediate release

  International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
(IFLA) International Council on Archives (ICA)

  JOINT STATEMENT OF IFLA AND ICA ON THE SECURITY OF THE IRAQ NATIONAL
LIBRARY AND ARCHIVES

  The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
(IFLA) and the International Council on Archives (ICA) note with grave
concern reports from Dr Saad Eskander, the Director of the Iraq National
Library and Archive (INLA) in Baghdad, that on 8 August 2007 members of
the Iraqi National Guard forced entry and occupied the premises of the
Iraq National Library and Archive in Baghdad. This follows an earlier
incident in which a US military patrol entered INLA's main building
without the Director's permission.

  Dr Eskander advises that these actions put at risk INLA's staff, its
building and its library and archival collections. He also advises that
these actions are a violation of  the instructions of the Iraq Council
of Ministers, which clearly assert that Iraqi security  and armed forces
cannot enter any state-run institution without prior approval of the
government and the responsible authorities. 

  IFLA and ICA deplore any action that might further compromise the
security of the INLA and the safety and well-being of its collections
and staff and draw attention to the good progress being achieved under
the most difficult of circumstances by Dr Eskander and his staff in the
reconstruction of the INLA following the serious losses suffered in
2003. IFLA and ICA express professional solidarity with Dr Eskander and
his staff and call upon the Government of Iraq and the appropriate
military authorities to respect the integrity of this important cultural
institution.

  Peter Johan Lor
  Secretary General
  IFLA
  The Hague   

  Joan van Albada
  Secretary General
  ICA
  Paris

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