diff --git a/Headers/gnustep/base/NSArchiver.h b/Headers/gnustep/base/NSArchiver.h
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+++ b/Headers/gnustep/base/NSArchiver.h
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+/* Interface for NSArchiver for GNUStep
+   Copyright (C) 1994 NeXT Computer, Inc.
+   
+   This file is part of the GNU Objective C Class Library.
+   
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+   
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+   
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
+   Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+   */ 
+
+#ifndef __NSArchiver_h_OBJECTS_INCLUDE
+#define __NSArchiver_h_OBJECTS_INCLUDE
+
+#include <foundation/NSCoder.h>
+
+@class NSMutableData, NSData, NSString;
+
+@interface NSArchiver : NSCoder
+
+// Initializing an archiver
+
+- (id) initForWritingWithMutableData: (NSMutableData*)mdata;
+
+// Archiving Data
+
++ (NSData*) archivedDataWithRootObject: (id)rootObject
++ (BOOL) archiveRootObject: (id)rootObject toFile: (NSString*)path;
+
+// Getting data from the archiver
+
+- (NSMutableData*) archiverData;
+
+// Substituting Classes
+
++ (NSString*) classNameEncodedForTrueClassName: (NSString*)trueName;
+- (void) enocdeClassName: (NSString*)trueName
+   intoClassName: (NSSTring*)inArchiveName;
+
+@end
+
+#endif	/* __NSArchiver_h_OBJECTS_INCLUDE */
diff --git a/Source/NSArchiver.m b/Source/NSArchiver.m
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+++ b/Source/NSArchiver.m
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+/* archiving class for serialization and persistance.
+   Copyright (C) 1995 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+   
+   Written by:  R. Andrew McCallum <mccallum@gnu.ai.mit.edu>
+   Date: March 1995
+   
+   This file is part of the GNU Objective C Class Library.
+   
+   This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+   modify it under the terms of the GNU Library General Public
+   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+   version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+   
+   This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+   Library General Public License for more details.
+   
+   You should have received a copy of the GNU Library General Public
+   License along with this library; if not, write to the Free
+   Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
+   */
+
+#include <objects/stdobjects.h>
+#include <foundation/NSArchiver.h>
+#include <foundation/NSGNUArchiver.h>
+#include <objects/NSCoder.h>
+
+@implementation NSArchiver
+
+
+@end