ARHIVSKI VJESNIK 42. (ZAGREB, 1999.)

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J. Kolanović, Autonomija arhivske službe, Arh. vjesn., god. 42(1999), str. 29^2 mable shells hit the roof of the Archives in Dubrovnik. Fortunately, archival records important not only for wider area of Dubrovnik's hinterland, but also for the whole Mediterranean and Europe had not been destructed. I would also like to mention another bright example that took place in Karin near Zadar: a Franciscan Monastery had been deliberately razed to ground during the war. But among those who participate in devastation of the monastery was also an individual who earlier had evacuated monastery's archives and library. National memory is that what enables communication between nations, remembrance of past and creation of history continuation. Destruction demolishes traces of past and connections. Archives destruction is also an attempt to kill the truth but only the truth can liberate us from many historical burdens. Only the truth enables creation of ways of future. We would like our conference to help in affirmation of complete autonomy of archives. We hope that not only speakers will contribute to that but as well all the other who will take an active part in the work of this meeting with their discussions in their full professional responsibility. 42