The most important event in the history of the collection was its transfer, during the period 30 October–6 November 2001, from the Romanian Intelligence Service to CNSAS. This created the opportunity to initiate research on these materials, and also quickly opened the path to the restitution of the documents to their rightful owners. The process of returning upon request the originals of confiscated materials to their initial owners is regulated by the decision of the CNSAS College of 18 December 2001. In such cases, the content of the Manuscript Collection, as initially transferred to CNSAS, is preserved by making photocopies of the materials returned to their rightful owners.
