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investigating commission will hand over its files, which include
witness statements and documents to the Swiss Federal Archives
after a much longer gap than the usual 30 years, the paper said.
The Swiss parliament did not respond to a request for comment on
Saturday.
The Swiss Society for History raised concerns about the length
of time, with its president Sacha Zala writing to commission
head, Isabelle Chassot, a law-maker from the Swiss upper house
of parliament.
"Should researchers want to scientifically investigate the 2023
banking crisis, access to the CS files would be invaluable,"
Zala wrote, according to the newspaper.
"Ideally, it should be possible to secure and make accessible
the archive after an appropriate protection period has expired
and, if necessary, subject to historical research conditions,"
he added.
The investigation will focus on the activities of the Swiss
government, financial regulator and central bank in the run up
to emergency takeover of Credit Suisse by UBS in March.
The investigation is only the fifth of its kind in the country's
modern history and the committee of lawmakers conducting it has
sweeping powers to call on the Swiss cabinet, finance ministry
and other state bodies.
The committee held its first regular meeting in Bern on
Thursday, where it stressed the confidentiality of its
proceedings.
It could have the power to question the Credit Suisse bankers
involved, but they will not be the focus of the inquiry.
(Reporting by John Revill; editing by David Evans)
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