How are restricted documents declassified?
The Managing Director was granted the authority to declassify documentary materials in the custody of the archives in Board Decision No. 11192-(96/2) adopted January, 1996. There are no written guidelines or policy on the declassification process as handled in the Office of the Managing Director. A delegation of authority from the Managing Director – in the form of a Board document – authorizes Heads of Departments, Bureaus, and Offices to grant declassification to records originating from their business units. The Office of the Managing Director and Heads of Departments, Bureaus, and Offices have responsibility for declassifying records created by staff in the course of IMF business. Accordingly, country documents created by IMF staff are reviewed for declassification by their originating department. Exceptionally, and solely at the request of the of the Department Director, the Archives will request review of specific documents by the appropriate Executive Director(s) prior to their
