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Vatican Opens Up Pre-WWII Section of Its Vast "Secret" Archives for Scholars and HistoriansIn what is being called a move of "great interest" to scholars and historians around the world, the Vatican has opened a section of its archives covering the rise of Mussolini and Hitler. In a run-up to World War II, the collection dates from the reign of Pope Pius XI, who was pope from 1922 until just before the outbreak of war in 1939. According to the BBC report, the Vatican houses one of the world's most important historical archives -- the so-called "secret archive" which contains some 2 million documents dating back up to 1,000 years -- which are kept for safety mainly in underground fireproof bunkers and storerooms placed along some 50 linear miles of shelving. Periodically the pope decides to open to scrutiny by scholars and professional historians a new treasure house of documents, notes reporter David Willey, who adds that details of relations between the Vatican and these countries during this period will be of outstanding interest to scholars.
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