Celebrate “Vietnam Archives Day” January 3, 2012

65 years ago, on January 3, 1946, President Ho Chi Minh, President of the Provisional Government of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, signed Circular No. 1CP/VP to the Ministers, stating: “Considering that some offices have arbitrarily destroyed or sold old documents and files. This action is destructive, for fear of losing documents of special value in terms of national construction. Therefore, we request that the Ministers instruct their employees to preserve all documents and files and prohibit the destruction of such documents and files without a clear order from above allowing the destruction. Please be reminded that any documents or files that are not needed in the future will have to be sent to the document archives of the Ministry of National Education for storage. Officials who do not comply with this order will be severely punished.” The Circular clearly stated: “Archival documents of special value in terms of national construction.” This communication not only contributes to preventing the arbitrary destruction of records and archival documents but also raises the awareness of cadres, civil servants and public employees about preserving and promoting the value of national archival documents. It is one of the first documents of our State on archival work, laying an important foundation for the Vietnamese Archives industry. With the great significance and importance of archival work to society and the cause of building and defending the socialist Fatherland of Vietnam, on September 17, 2007, the Prime Minister issued Decision No. 1229/QD-TTg on the traditional day of the Vietnam Archives sector, in which it was decided: “January 3 of each year is the traditional day of the Vietnam Archives sector - named “Vietnam Archives Day” with the purpose of: Educating the tradition of the Vietnam Archives sector, raising awareness and sense of responsibility of those working in archival work and of the whole society in protecting and promoting the value of archival documents, serving the cause of building and defending the Fatherland; Encouraging the emulation movement in labor, raising the sense of discipline and professional ethics of cadres, civil servants and public employees in the Archives sector; Timely commending and rewarding individuals and collectives with outstanding achievements in protecting and promoting the value of archival documents. of archival documents”. Over the past six decades since President Ho Chi Minh signed and issued Circular No. 1C/VP on January 3, 1946, the Vietnamese Archives sector has developed and made important contributions to the cause of building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. It has built and gradually perfected the system of agencies managing archives and national archival documents; Drafted and issued many legal documents to create a legal corridor for archival management; Many valuable archival documents have been exploited and used to serve the needs of historical research, management and operation of agencies and organizations, serving the task of protecting national sovereignty, meeting the legitimate needs of the people. In the field of training, in the past decades, thousands of cadres from secondary, college, university to post-graduate levels have been trained and become the main human resources for agencies and organizations from central to local levels. International cooperation activities are constantly expanding. Vietnam Archives is currently an official member of the International Council on Archives (ICA), the Southeast Asia Regional Archives Branch of the International Council on Archives (SARBICA), and the International Association of Francophone Archival Organizations (AIAF). Celebrating the traditional day of the Vietnamese Archives sector, the staff, lecturers and students of the Faculty of Archival Science and Office Administration are even more proud of their achievements, more aware of the heavy but extremely glorious responsibility of a leading training institution in the country and excited to welcome the Law on Vietnamese Archives which was just passed by the National Assembly on November 11, 2011 and signed by the President on November 25, 2011.