[2] The large majority of documents in the Diplomatic Archive are primarily in Serbo-Croatian, necessitating certain proficiency in the language for effective research.

[3] The archival material kept at the institution are particularly relevant for understanding of the Cold War era history due to Yugoslavia's prominent role in Non-Aligned Movement.

[1] Already in 1940, extensive plans were developed to evacuate the Ministry's archives and categorize them by importance to protect the most valuable materials.

[5] After the liberation of Belgrade and the establishment of the Democratic Federal Yugoslavia the History Department reinitiated its work in March 1945.

[1] In 1949, following the Tito–Stalin split and during the Informbiro period the archive was closed, and its documents were moved to more isolated parts of the country.