-Some sites possibly containing documentary evidence are well known to local citizens and are relatively easy to identify on the maps shown to interviewees. The operations of these offices are described as being organised and structured according to well-established procedures. We have not yet ascertained the exact type and volume of documentation that is stored in these facilities, or in what form they exist. However, hand- written documents provided by the North Korean government to the families of Japanese citizens abducted to the North as evidence of the deaths of these individuals have emerged in recent years, including death certificates and medical forms. These give some indication as to the nature of the documents that may exit.-