A walkthrough at last.

[pacbman]

I opened the safe but there is no option to remove documents. Was I supposed to get documents from somewhere?

[Liz Shaw]

Originally Posted by pacbman

I opened the safe but there is no option to remove documents. Was I supposed to get documents from somewhere?

Perhaps you should wait until after the diplomat makes it back to his room after getting the documents in the library. You could fill out the time by finding the hidden weapon and/or killing the traitor.