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Orders from holding group R
Archival material from the Berlin headquarters is to be ordered in the reading room via Inovar, using the uniform group classification “R”. For archival material from the German Reich´s missions abroad, the addition “RAV” is dropped. Please just enter the place name (without diacritical marks):
Citation | Entry in Inovar for “Bestand” (record group) | Entry in Inovar for “Bestell-Nr.” (call number) |
PA AA, RZ 101, R 28872 | R | 28872 |
PA AA, RAV Bogotá, Bd. 54 | Bogota | 54 |

Archival material from some missions abroad is divided into several sub-groups. The corresponding Roman numeral must be added to the place name when ordering. In addition, there are a few other special record groups:
Record group | Entry in Inovar for “Bestand” (record group) |
RAV Marseille Fonds Bücher | Marseille F Bücher |
RAV Rom (Quirinal Geheim) | Rom (Quirinal Geh.) |
RAV Santa Cruz de Teneriffa | Santa Cruz d. T. |
RAV Tripolis (Syrien-Libanon) | Tripolis (Syrien-L) |
RAV Wien (Militärattaché) | Wien Militärattaché |