[2] The National Archives provides reference services and access to local and foreign researchers.
[5] The Defence Services Historical Research Institute separately maintains records pertaining to the Tatmadaw.
[5] The National Archives were preceded by the Library of Secretaries office, which collected only government publications), founded in 1972.
[7] The National Archives houses historically significant documents and collections, including 34 parabaik and 5205 palm leaf manuscripts, colonial-era government publications, the Panglong Agreement, the Aung San-Attlee Agreement, the Nu-Attlee Agreement, and the Burmese Declaration of Independence.
[8] A notable item in the collection is a Maha Bandula palm-leaf manuscript that was transferred from Kolkata's Victoria Museum in 1987.