Technically, it’s the ex-Stasi files, now curated by the Federal Commissioner for the Records of the State Security Service of the former German Democratic Republic (BStU), link goes to their english site. And the archives aren’t that hard to visit, BStU is keen to get exposure as it helps with funding.
Parts of the old Stasi-HQ are a museum now, including Erich Mielke’s offices. Well worth a visit, very instructive.
On request, the BStU will check if there is a Stasi file on you.
They are researching and cataloging the files - and are still busy reconstructing files the Stasi shredded in 1989. Because despite all their frantic efforts to destroy incriminating records during the last three months or so of the GDR, the Stasi still left behind an unbelievable mountain of paper.
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