Researching the Vietnam conflict through U.S. archival sources

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RESEARCHING THE VIETNAM CONFLICT ARCHIVAL SOURCES

GRETA E. MARLATT”

THROUGH U.S.

Dudley Knox Library, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey. CA 93943

Abstract-This article presents a comprehensive survey of the U.S. federal government’sdocumentation ofthe single most important American military action of the second half of the twentieth century. Included is an essay on resources and an accompanying bibliography pertaining to U.S. government documents related to the Vietnam conflict. Most of the materials noted are derived from archival sources. Major historical works published by federal government historical agencies are also included. Finding aids are listed as appropriate.

Keywords - Vietnamese conflict, Archives, Research, War

BACKGROUND TO U.S. INVOLVEMENT

The healing powers of time have provided opportunity for the physical and mental wounds suffered as a result of the Vietnam War to scar over; and for the strong and often bitter emotions it evoked, a chance to begin to subside. As this healing continues, and as many of the world threats change, there is an increasing interest in researching the Vietnam experience to review the lessons learned and consider their application to current events. The goal of this article is to give the researcher a head start in locating the archival materials pertaining to all aspects of the relationship between the United States and Vietnam before, during, and after the Vietnam conflict.

The date or time frame of the United States’ entrance into the Vietnam conflict is not as easily pinpointed as the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor or the June 24, 1950 invasion of the Republic of Korea by the communist forces of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The official Library of Congress subject heading for American involvement is Vietnamese ConJlict, 1961-l 975, indicating involvement covering 1961- 1975. For many who participated, the Vietnam War period is defined as beginning when the 3rd Marine Regiment landed at Da Nang in March 1965 and ending with the withdrawal of the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry in August 1972. By the time the Marines landed in 1965, there were already over 23,300 U.S. military advisors in-country, and U.S. Navy and Air Force personnel had already participated in combat operations against North Vietnam. Although to a steadily decreasing extent, U.S. military involvement continued

* This paper was written while Marlatt served as Senior Assistant Librarian and Federal Documents Librarian at San Diego State University. From 1981 to 1990 she served as a library assistant at Arizona State University. She holds an MLS from the University of Arizona and is completing an MA in National Security Studies at California State University at San Bernardino.

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until the fall of Saigon in April 1975 [I]. Confining one’s study to all or part of the 1961-1975 time period would certainly yield an abundance of materials, but, depending on the intent of one’s research, it is important to remember there is much, much more. For the historian or researcher wanting to analyze fully the breadth and scope of U.S. involvement, it is necessary to review more than just the events associated with the war itself. To do justice, it is important to look back at the long, tempestuous history of Indochina, its inner turmoil, and its fight with France as well as the foreign policy and level of engagement by the United States.

The first official American awareness of Vietnam can be traced back to 1787 when Thomas Jefferson, then American Minister to France, expressed an interest in acquiring rice seed from Cochinchina (now Vietnam). The first American merchant ship eventually anchored in Turon (present-day Da Nang) Bay in May 1803, but American consular presence was not established in Saigon until the close of the century [2]. U.S. relations and interests in Indochina were sporadic, with limited attention being paid to it until 1950 when the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) submitted a memorandum to Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson regarding the strategic importance of Southeast Asia. The main point of this memorandum was that the JCS considered mainland Southeast Asia to be of critical strategic importance to the United States. The Department of State, also thinking along the same lines, felt it essential to stop the spread of communism. National Security Council memorandum (NSC-64), along with the concepts incorporated in the JCS memorandum, became the basis of American policy in Southeast Asia. NSC-64 was the first National Security Council memorandum to address the question of Indochina exclusively [3].

American military contact can be traced back to the arrival of an American warship in the early 1800s but sustained involvement did not begin until 1950 when an American military assistance program was established to provide aid to the French fighting to maintain colonial power in Vietnam. To ensure proper handling and supervision of supplies, the U.S. government decided that establishing a military advisory group would be prudent. Advisors were also to be available to serve as a point of contact for U.S. and French military leaders. Military Assistance Advisory Group (MAAG), Indochina, was quickly approved, and in September 1950, the first 35-man contingent arrived. After the defeat of the French at Dien Bien Phu in 1954, the Geneva Accords provided for the creation of a provisional dividing line along the 17th parallel. Pending reunification elections, the French and the Vietminh were to withdraw to either side of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), which extended five kilometers on either side of the line. The elections were never held, and from then on, Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy sent increasing numbers of civilian and military advisors to train the South Vietnamese. In November 1955, MAAG, Indochina became Military Assistance Advisory Group, Vietnam, and the period between 1961-1963 saw the number of military advisors rise from 2,000 to 15,000.

The Vietnam Conflict Literature

As time progresses, more books are being written, more materials are surfacing, and many previously unobtainable items are being made available through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and various other declassification processes. An abundance of materials has been published either through private publishers or as official histories of the service branches and the Department of Defense. For those persons interested primarily in general reading materials, these sources are sufficient in quantity, diversity, and scope to satisfy most desires. For the student doing a high-school or undergraduate- level paper, many of these sources are easily accessible and readily available in the local

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school or public library. The scholarly researcher, however, who wants to delve deeper and to draw his or her own conclusions is going to have a more difficult time. Obtaining access to important primary source documents is often not an easy nor a quick process.

Initially, one of the most difficult steps in doing in-depth research is finding where the special materials or collections are housed. The ability to do a detailed study of all available primary materials is a must if the researcher hopes to get an in-depth perspective and to understand better what was occurring during that time. Studying important elements such as the political climate, the various mood swings of the country, what decisions were being made at various levels from the President on down, and the effect of those decisions on the men actually fighting can be particularly enlightening and are essential when trying to analyze any event and its subsequent outcome.

In order to accomplish this, several categories of material should be considered for exploration. These include: oral histories, archival collections, personal papers, govern- mental reports and hearings, command records and reports, majorcollections, and declassified or perhaps still-classified materials.

A good source for an excellent overview of available research materials is Ronald Spector’s Researching the Vietnam Experience [4]. Although published by the Army’s Center of Military History, this was never distributed through the federal depository library system so it may not be readily available. The following are suggested resources and locations for anyone interested in doing in-depth research.

NATIONAL ARCHIVES

One obvious location for archival records is the National Archives in Washington, DC. As the national repository for official government records, many hundreds of thousands of cubic feet of various congressional, executive, and service branch records have been turned over to the National Archives. Most of these particular records have been moved from the Washington, DC location to the new National Archives building (Archives II) in College Park, Maryland. Archives II was built to house all executive-branch records and special media and nontextual records, as well as military records (except Navy) from World War II to the present.

Coverage of these records spans from the command and division level down to small-unit after-action reports [.51. While many records remain closed due to security classifications, a large number have been made available to the public, and more are being declassified on a regular basis. The spring 1991 issue of the National Archives’ quarterly publication, Prologue [AE 1.1 II] has several articles describing the textual, electronic, and photographic records available in the National Archives collections [6]. With materials being declassified on a regular basis, it is important to keep abreast of the latest changes. News From the Archives [AE 1.1171, also published quarterly by the National Archives, is an essential source of staying current with the latest additions, accessions, and openings and declassifications. Appendix A lists some of the Vietnam-related record groups and locations of materials currently available through the Archives.

ORAL HISTORIES

Another excellent, but generally untapped resource, is the wealth of information available through oral histories. Fortunately, through someone’s foresight, many oral history interviews were conducted during the war and many more have been conducted since its conclusion. These accounts lend valuable insights into the daily experiences of both the

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military personnel fighting on the front lines and those individuals in the rear echelon or high places making or directing the decisions. Appendix B lists some of the published indexes, as well as locations of major collections.

MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS

Reviewing the personal papers and writings of many of the key individuals can also lend valuable insight into the conditions and reasons for making many of the important decisions. A good source for locating the existence of various manuscript collections is the National Union Catalog ofManuscript Collections (NUCMC) published by the Library of Congress. Descriptions of collections are arranged alphabetically by the name of the repository with a subarrangement by main entry. Descriptions of each collection include: location, contents, size, any restrictions, and the availability of finding aids. The index provides subject and personal-name access. This is an extremely valuable resource for the serious researcher. Indexing tools for some of the major collections are listed in Appendix C.

OFFICIAL HISTORIES

Many official histories have been written and are still being written by each of the armed forces’ branches in an effort to tell their collective stories. Although the reports must meet Department of Defense or individual branch guidelines and therefore may run the risk of being somewhat less objective than commercially published works, useful information can still be gleaned from them. The researchers who write them have access to many previously unavailable files, so the bibliographies and reference notes can be particularly helpful. Appendix D gives a list of the major series published to date.

STATE DEPARTMENT AND CONGRESSIONAL REPORTS AND HEARINGS

The U.S. Department of State’s Foreign Relations of the United States [S l.l:year] series has a number of volumes that include reprints of correspondence between the United States and Vietnam. This is an excellent source and can save the researcher valuable time. Consultation of its List of Sources is another way to find out the locations of specific collections.

Numerous congressional reports and hearings also exist and can be quite useful to the researcher. Testimony given at these hearings and the information made available through the studies compiled by the Congressional Research Service at the request of the various congressional committees can be very enlightening. Often external information or publications are reprinted as part of the hearings.

As well as researching the indexes for the time period desired, it is advisable to search forward several years, since many classified reports eventually become declassified. A case in point is the Executive Sessions of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee (Histori- cal Series) [Y 4.F 76/2:Ex 3/2/vols.]. These releases of selected records of executive sessions contain previously unpublished or partially classified transcripts of committee hearings and meetings. Appendix E contains a listing of the various indexes that should be consulted to locate congressional and State Department materials.


DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS

Declassified materials conceivably fall into every one of the categories previously listed. Those held at a particular library or archive often must be viewed only at that institution. Requested materials that are currently still classified can sometimes be declassified on the spot.

The DeclassiJed Documents Quarterly Catalog and microfiche collection published by Research Publications (formerly Carrollton Press) is also a means by which one may gain access to a significant number of important documents previously unavailable. Publication began in 197.5 and later included a retrospective collection of materials dating back to the 1940s. This source provides indexing and makes available, through its microfiche collection, copies of declassified materials. Although extremely valuable information is contained in this collection, poor indexing serves as a deterrent to all but the most serious researcher. The abstracts are organized according to the agency responsible for the documents and do not provide much information about the material, and the index is extremely vague and consequently not very useful. Entries list the originating agency, a very brief description, date, pagination, original classification level, and date of declassification. If the microfiche did not contain such a gold mine of information, one would hesitate to use or recommend it. The serious and more persistent researcher will not be disappointed, however.

NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE (NTIS)

As a clearinghouse for government funded research, NTIS houses and indexes many publications related to Vietnam. Publications come from government agencies as well as from organizations whose research and subsequent reports are produced through federal grants and contracts. Included among them are reports prepared by the RAND Corporation (an independent, nonprofit, federally funded research organization), some of which are based on captured documents and information from defectors. Also included are some of the after-action reports and lessons learned reports by various military units and commands as well as more current reports written by military members as part of their on-going training. Continuing professional military education is an important part of the promotion process for many military officers. Attendance at these service schools is dependent upon rank, and, although each branch has its own college for such advanced education, cross- over or joint participation is encouraged. At the intermediate and senior service school level research papers or theses are required, and it is through these reports that useful information can also be obtained.

The intermediate-level schools for majors or lieutenant commanders are U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC), Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas; College of Naval Command and Staff, Newport, Rhode Island; U.S. Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell AFB, Alabama; U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, Quan- tico, Virginia; and the Armed Forces Staff College (AFSC), Norfolk, Virginia. The senior level schools for lieutenant colonels/commanders and colonels/captains are Army War College (AWC), Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania; College of Naval Warfare, Newport, Rhode Island; Air War College (AWC), Maxwell AFB, Alabama; and the Marine Corps Art of War Studies Program, Quantico, Virginia. Schools are also offered at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and the National Defense University at Ft. McNair in Washington, DC.

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Research papers, technical reports, and theses based on work or research done while enrolled in those schools are published, and each school usually publishes its own bibliography or catalog. These can be very good sources since the students often have access to primary source files when writing their reports or theses. Most of these indexing sources are not distributed through the federal depository library system, however, and because of their specialized nature; the few that are distributed are generally not selected by most depositories. The easiest way to determine what has been written by these students is to check the Government Reports Announcements and Index (GRAIZ) published by NTIS. This gives author, title, and publishing information, along with a useful abstract of each document. Many of the documents can be purchased from NTIS or requested through a local library’s interlibrary loan service (ILL). GRAlZ, which is available in various machine- readable formats, is indexed by keyword and personal and corporate author and is also a good source for other reports produced as a result of government grants and contracts. It is also advisable to contact these institutions directly to inquire about any internal indexes and collection accessibility for nonmilitary personnel.

PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARIES AND SPECIALIZED COLLECTIONS

The desire to maintain collections of manuscripts and papers in centralized locations is not new, and the National Archives as the repository for materials from federal agencies is perhaps the most notable example. The papers produced during a president’s term in office were, however, considered to be private property, and until the enactment of the Presidential Records Act of 1978, were left to the whims and desires of the families as to their disposition. After many ownership battles and intentional or unintentional acts of destruction, the main body of the papers of 23 of the presidents from George Washington to Calvin Coolidge were eventually placed in the custody of the Library of Congress. Franklin D. Roosevelt is credited with being the first president to convey his papers to the United States rather than keeping them as his own property, and he saw to the establishment of a library devoted to their permanent housing. The end result has been the establishment of libraries for the housing of not only the papers of each subsequent president but also often the papers of individuals who were prominent figures during his term in office [7].

The housing of the papers of prominent individuals in a central location is a different story. Many major libraries and universities have developed their own specialized collections of Vietnam materials, since no such centralized location exists. Appendix F provides a list some of the larger collections as well as pertinent presidential libraries.

Numerous government and presidential files and documents have been microfilmed over the last several years and are now more readily available through libraries who purchase them to supplement other research tools. Some institutions will allow parts of their microfilm collections to be circulated via ILL, while others allow only in-house use. Appendix G provides a fairly comprehensive list and brief description of the microfilm collections currently available.

It is hoped this information will help provide anyone interested in pursuing research in this area with hints and ideas that will make their task a little easier. As mentioned earlier, knowing where to begin is half the battle when attempting archival research.

NOTES

1. Harry G. Summers, Jr., “Often Forgotten Is That After U.S. Troops Left in 1972, the Vietnam War Continued for Another Three Years” (Editorial) Vietnurn 6, no. 6 (April 1994):6.


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Robert Hopkins Miller, The United Stares and Vietnam, 1787-1941 (Washington, DC: National Defense University Press, 1990). Ronald H. Spector, Advice and Support: The Early Years of the U.S. Army in Vietnam: 1941-1960 (Washing- ton, DC: Center for Military History, Department of the Army, 1983) [D 114.7/3:Ad 9/941-601. Ronald H. Spector, Researching the Vietnam Experience (Washington, DC: Analysis Branch, U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1984). “After action” reports were written upon completion of an operation. They were usually narrative descriptions and often included statistics relating to the action (e.g., number of soldiers killed, etc.). Any problems with the mission were highlighted, and any recommendations for corrective actions to be made were included. The articles are: William E. Colby, “A Participant’s Commentary of Vietnam,” Prologue: Journal of the National Archives 23, no. 1 (Spring 1991):58-67; Charles A. Shaughnessy, “Vietnam Records in the National Archives,” Prologue: Journal of the National Archives 23, no. 1 (Spring 1991):69-76; Margaret O’Neill Adams, “Electronic Records,” Prologue: Journal of the National Archives 23, no. 1 (Spring 1991):76-84; and Elizabeth L. Hill, “Photograph Records,“Prologue: Journal of the National Archives 23, no. 1 (Spring 1991):85. For more information on the creation of the presidential libraries, see Cynthia J. Wolff, “Necessary Monu- ments: The Making of the Presidential Library System,” Government Publications Review 16 (January/ February 1989):47-62.

APPENDIX A National Archives Record Groups

NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION (NARA)

Archives I Building Seventh Street and Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20408

Archives II Building 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001

[Civil]

[Mil Ref]

[Motion]

[Electronic]

[Legislative]

[Cartographic]

[Still]

[Suitland]

- Civil Reference Branch, Archives I (202) 501-5425

- Military Reference Branch, Archives I (202) 501-5385

- Motion Picture, Sound, and Video Branch, Archives II (301) 713-7055

- Center for Electronic Records Branch, Archives II (301) 713-6630

- Center for Legislative Archives, Archives I (202) 501-5350

- Cartographic and Architectural Branch, Archives II (301) 713-7040

- Still Picture Branch, Archives II (301) 713-6625

- Suitland Reference Branch, 4205 Suitland Road, Maryland 20409 (301) 763-7410

National Archives Record Groups Containing Materials on Vietnam

[Cartographic] Included in this collection are Defense Mapping Agency (DMA) topographic maps, a gazetteer of place names in Vietnam and blueprints of the seaplane tender used by the Army’s 1st Transportation Battalion, 1963-1965.

RG 26 RECORDS OF THE U.S. COAST GUARD [Still] Photographic file documenting the history of the U.S. Coast Guard including action in the

Vietnam War.

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RG 46 RECORDS OF THE U.S. SENATE SFRC files Records of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee [Legislative] U.S. Senate Committee on POW/MIA Affairs. These files include depositions, case

files, live-sighting reports, investigation reports, working papers, hearing transcripts, audio and video tapes of hearings and microfiche copies of master military personnel records.

RG 59 RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Civil] Background and press briefings of the Office of Press Relations of the Bureau of Public

Affairs, 1961-1975. [Diplomatic] RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF SOUTHEAST ASIAN AFFAIRS (CAMBODIA

AND VIETNAM), 1953-1958 RECORDS OF THE VIETNAM DESK OFFICER, 1954-55 RG 84 RECORDS OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE POSTS OF THE UNITED STATES [Suitland] FOREIGN SERVICE POST FILES: Hanoi, North Vietnam, 1952-53. RECORDS OF THE SAIGON EMBASSY FILES RECORDS OF THE PHNOM PENH EMBASSY FILES RECORDS OF THE VIENTIANE EMBASSY FILES RG 111 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER [Still] Black-and-white and color photographs showing U.S. Army activities, operations, training,

ordnance, equipment, bases in the U.S. and abroad, personnel and personalities, and coverage of the Vietnam War, 1955-1981.

RG 112 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL Records of the Chief Psychiatry and Neurology Consultant, 1967-81. These relate to the military’s

attempt to deal with the physical and mental health problems of POWs and MIAs and their dependents. Other records include reports on the psychological aspects that led to atrocities by American troops.

RG 127 RECORDS OF THE U.S. MARINE CORPS [Still] Black-and-white and color photographs showing U.S. Marine Corps activities, operations,

training, ordnance, equipment, bases in the U.S. and abroad, personnel and personalities and coverage of the Vietnam War, 1959-1981.

[Motion] 2,000 16mm reels of unedited color motion picture film shot by Marine Corps combat cameramen to document Corps activities and operations in Vietnam during 1966-1969. (125 cubic feet, Series Subject Numbers 4000-5981).

RG 153 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL (ARMY) Records of the Calley court-martial, 1970-72, including transcripts, exhibits, clemency review

records and administrative files. [Motion] One reel of 16mm film and four audio recording (in Vietnamese) of radio broadcasts

concerning atrocities committed by communist forces in Vietnam. These were submitted by the defense counsel in the trial of Lt. William Calley as mitigating evidence in his general court-martial.

RG 218 RECORDS OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF [Electronic] Combat Air Detail and Summary Files (OPREA), 1961-1973-detailed information on

the 708,980 combat and noncombat sorties flown over Southeast Asia; Combat Naval Gunfire Support File (CONGA), March 1966-January 1973-detailed information regarding naval gunfire support missions; Mine Warfare Activities File (MINEA), May 1972-January 1973-records of mine seedings of Haiphong and other North Vietnamese harbors; Naval Surveillance Activi- ties File (NACSA), February 22, 1966-December 9, 1972-weekly information on the nine U.S. Navy task units that operated along the coast of South Vietnam; Situation Report Army File (SITRA), 1966-1973-chronological documentation of ground combat operations in the four corps tactical zones of South Vietnam

RG 220 RECORDS OF TEMPORARY COMMITTEES, COMMISSIONS, AND BOARDS [Electronic] President’s Commission on Campus Unrest-Survey of Student Body Presidents-do-

cuments the results of surveys sent to 2,789 U.S. accredited colleges and universities. RG 263 RECORDS OF THE CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY [Mil Ref] Daily reports of the Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS); CIA National Intelli-

gence Estimates (NIE). RG 306 RECORDS OF THE U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY [Still] Photographic prints from the USIA Press and Publication Service on U.S. involvement in

Vietnam, including military activities, educational and agricultural programs, and refugees, 1957-1974.


[EIectronie] Responses to public opinion surveys conducted in countries around the world concerning aspects of the Vietnam conflict.

RG 319 RECORDS OF THE ARMY STAFF [MjI Ref] Publications, unpublished manuscripts, and supporting records, 1926-1987, consisting of

background papers for special studies including various Vietnam monographs. [Still] Photographic prints showing U.S. military activities and operations, including U.S. Army

posts and camps, equipment, and weapons; U.S. Army personnel, etc. [Suitland] Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel, Records of the Vietnam War Crimes

Group, 1967-1975. These include central file, 1970-1974; War Crimes Allegations Case Summar- ies, 1971-1974; War Crimes Allegations Case Files, 1969-1975; My Lai Massacre records, 1969-1974; Lt. Col. Anthony B. Hebert controversy records, 1969-1974; Fire Support Base MARY ANN Incident, 1969-1974; and enemy prisoner-of-war and detainee activities, 1967-1974.

[Suitland] Records of the Army Staff. Includes selected records from the Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence: Index files, 1951-1961 and Laos Message Files, 1961 as well as the Office of Military History, Administrative Files, 1943-84.

[Suitland] Records of the Department of the Army Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence (ACSI) Task Force, 1971-1972. This task force was formed in January 1971 to respond to media and congressional investigations of the Army’s program of surveillance of dissident citizens and organizations during the Vietnam War. The records consist of background documents prepared for Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights hearings held in April 1971 and records regarding civil disturbances, civil rights demonstrations, and antiwar protests of the 1960s and early 1970s.

RG 330 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE [Mil Ref] Armed Forces Radio and Television Service, 1942-1992. [Suitland] The Peers Report on the My Lai Incident, 1969-1971. Arranged by volume and book

number. [Electronic] The [Southeast Asia] Combat Area Casualties Database-“casualty” refers to U.S.

military personnel who died, were missing in action or were prisoners of war. [Electronic] Hamlet Evaluation System (HES), January 1967-January 1974-records created by

MACV consisting of monthly information about hamlets and villages of South Vietnam. [Electronic] Herbicide File (HERBO-2), 1965-1970-history of the herbicide spraying missions. [Electronic] Military Prime Contract File, 1966-1975-records of all contracts awarded by DOD

valued at $10,000 or more during 1966-1975. [Electronic] Phung Hoang Management Information System, January 1969-June 1972-Military

Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) records on the “Phoenix” program with personal information on suspected or confirmed members of the Vietcong infrastructure.

RG 333 and 334 RECORDS OF INTERNATIONAL MILITARY AGENCIES AND INTERSER- VICE AGENCIES

[Suitland] MACV, TRAC, G-3 Advisor, Daily Journal, 1968-1969; MACV J-3 Rolling Thunder Reports, 1967; MACV, Advisory Teams 2 and 3, 1967-73; MACCORDS, Military Assistance Command Civil Operations Revolutionary Support Maps and Overlays, 1972; MACV, Advisory* Teams 22 and 33, 1969-1973; MACV, J-2 Intelligence Reports, 1968-69; MACV, Advisory Team 42, 1970; MACV, Advisory Teams 51 and 70, 1968-1973; MACV, Advisory Team 60, 1964-1973; and MACV, Advisory Team 75, 1971-1972.

RG 335 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY Joint Services Environmental Support Group, 1984-87. Formatted data collection forms used to

compile information regarding exposure to Agent Orange. Information is on the locations of 65 selected U.S. army battalions operating near Saigon from September 1966-March 1969.

[Suitland] Records of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations under Commander in Chief, Pacific Air Forces in the Department of Defense, 1968-74.

RG 338 RECORDS OF U.S. ARMY COMMANDS [Suitland] Records of the Twenty-second Prisoner of War/Civilian Internee Information Center.

This information center was responsible for planning, developing, and administering programs relating to prisoners of war in U.S. military custody. The center, established in accordance with the Geneva Convention of August 12, 1949, maintains records relative to the treatment of prisoners of war and to the protection of civilians in time of war. The records cover World War II through the Vietnam War.

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[Electronic] Combat Operations Loss and Expenditure Data-Vietnam, 196%1970-includes am- munition expenditure data files, end item loss data files, item name data files, and organization name files.

RG 341 RECORDS OF THE HEADQUARTERS U.S. AIR FORCE (AIR STAFF) [Mil Ref] Air Force collection of obsolete publications, 1949-1989: regulations and changes, manuals

and pamphlets. [Suitland] Records of the General Counsel and the Judge Advocate General, HQ U.S. Air Force

(Air Staff), relating to Agent Orange, including claims resolution, contracts, and liability litigation, 1971-1982.

[Motion] Agent Orange Litigation Audiovisual Records, ca. 1971-ca. 1981. “These records were collected by the Department of Defense, Office of Judge Advocate General (JAG) to assist the Litigation Division of the Department of Justice in its defense of the government and contractu- ally associated chemical companies against litigation by Vietnam war veterans. The eight motion pictures and one videotape include: footage of the U.S. military personnel working with Agent Orange; and a videotape titled ‘The U.S. Army Biological Laboratories Presents Vegetation Control Testing . . . Vietnam.“’

RG 342 RECORDS OF U.S. AIR FORCE COMMANDS, ACTIVITIES, AND ORGANIZATIONS [Still] Color and black-and-white photographs documenting U.S. Air Forces activities, including Air

Force personnel, aircraft and missiles, airfields and bases, and military operations and projects. [Suitland] Records of the Assistant Chief of Staff/Intelligence, Strategic Air Command, Military

Airlift Command, Pacific Force and Seventh and Eighth Air Forces, 1955-1980. RG 349 RECORDS OF THE JOINT COMMANDS [Electronic] National Police, Infrastructure Analysis System (NPIASS), Subsystems I and II,

1971-1973-NPIASS I includes “counts” of Vietcong infrastructure strengths. NPIASS II lists information on individuals within the Vietcong infrastructure (VCI) including name, function within the VCI, areas of operations, year and place of birth, sex, and arrest status. Awards and Decorations System (AWADS), October 1968-September 1972 contain person and award records. The files also include non-U.S. military personnel (e.g., South Vietnamese and Austra- lians) who received U.S. military awards.

RG 361 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY [Suitland] Vietnam Combat Operational Data Set, 1961-1977. This is microfilm and microfiche data

covering combat operations; intelligence; Army, Navy, and Air Force air operations; service support; pacification and general information on the Vietnam War collected to provide combat and operational damage and loss data on U.S. material, personnel, and facilities. This includes: Air, Ground, River, and Sea Operation Reports of the U.S. Pacific Command, 1965-1975; Commander-in-Chief Pacific “Historical Preservation Data” Bibliographical Lists, 1961-1972; Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV), Operational Summaries, Situation Reports and Weekly Military Reports, 1961-1967; MACV Telecons and Weekly Summary Reports, 1966-1972; MACV Daily Intelligence Summaries, 1969; MACV Daily Situation Reports, 1967-1969; MACV Weekly Summary Reports, 1967-1970; MACV Daily Intelligence Summa- ries, 1968-1969; National Military Command Center Operational Summaries, 1965-1977; Paci- fication Program Report Records, 1964-1965.

RG 407 RECORDS OF THE [U.S. ARMY] ADJUTANT GENERAL’S CENTER (TAGCEN) [Electronic] Casualty Information System, 1961-1981-records of active-duty and nonactive-duty

Army personnel who died anywhere in the world between 1961-1981 as well as active-duty personnel who were wounded.

[Mil Ref] Litigation Research Collection of records furnished for each side in the William C. Westmoreland v. CBS Inc. lawsuit.

RG 428 GENERAL RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, 1947- [Still] Black-and-white and color photographs relating to U.S. Navy history including naval person-

nel; aircraft, ships, and boats; ordnance and other equipment; bases; and naval operations during the Vietnam War.

RG 429 RECORDS OF ORGANIZATIONS IN THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESI- DENT: The Presidential Clemency Board, 1974-1975.

[Electronic] Consistency Audit Data Base-records and decisions of those who applied to the Presidential Clemency Board; Demographic Survey of Applicants-a sample of cases on whom the Board rendered a decision.

RG 469 RECORDS OF THE U.S. FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AGENCIES, 1948-1961 [Suitland] Vietnam (South), 1953-1962; U.S. Overseas Mission Vietnam, 1954-1959.


RG 472 RECORDS OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY, VIETNAM [Suitland] The content of the records here varies according to the unit. They may include daily

journals, combat operations after action reports (COAARs), quarterly operational reports- lessons learned (ORLLs), situation reports (SITREPs), periodic intelligence reports (PERIN- TREPs), intelligence and operational summaries (INTSUMS and OPSUMs), general orders, operations orders (OPORDs) and organization history files. Records available so far include:

Adjutant General: Administrative Services Division, Daily Command Strength Reports, 1969; Award Case Files, 1970;

5th Special Forces Group: Command Reports, 1963-70; Detachment Records and General Orders, 1964-1970; Detachments/Teams A-23, A-233, A-244, A-341, A-342, A-502, B-34, B-55, and B- 56, 1965-70; Detachement C-l, Unit Records, 1962-70; Intelligence Reports; Organizational History, 1962-72; ORLL and A/A Reports, 1965-70;

Medal of Honor Files, 1969-1973; Awards and Decorations System, 1968-72; Military Advisory Command, Civil Operations and Rural Development System (MACCORDS):

Command Information Center: Command Information Files and selected folders; History, Pacification, 1968; MACCORDS and II FFV, 1967-1973; Information Library;

Military Assitance Command, Vietnam (MACV): Advisory Team 2, Daily Journals, 1970-1972; Advisory Team 3, Daily Journal, January-June,

1971; Advisory Team 3, General Records, 1969-1972; Advisory Team 3, SEER Reports, 1971; Advisory Team 19, Monthly Province Reports, 1969-1973; Advisory Team 42, 1970; Advisory Team 89, 1970-1973; Advisory Team 98, 1968-1969; Advisory Team 99, 1969-1971; FRAC, Advisory Team 1, G-l Adviser, General Records, 1971-1973;

J-2: Exploitation Division, Department of Defense Information Reports, 1969 and 1973; Exploitation Division, Translation Reports, Series 6-9, 1967;

J-3: Chemical Operations Division, Herbicide Operations Plans; Command and Control Division, RVNAF Order of Battle, 1968-1970; Daily Activities Reports, 1972; Plans, Requirements and Force Structure Division, 1971-1972;

Command History, 1967 and January 1972-March 1973; Delta Regional Assistance Command, 1967-1968; Free World Forces and II FFV Artillery: and Australian Forces, 1964-1967; Order of Battle Reports, 1962; TRAC, 1969; U.S. Delegation to Four Party Joint Military Commission (Paris): Historian’s Background Files, 1973;

7th Military History Detachment, After Action Reports, 1966-1971; 13th Military History Detach- ment, Subject Files, 1966-1971; 22nd Military History Detachment, 1966-1977; 31st Military History Detachment, Subject Files, 1967-1971; 31st Military History Detachment, Photographs, 1944-1971; 47th Military History Detachment, Riverine Operations Study, 1968; Command Historian, Operational Reports and Lessons Learned, Subject files 1965-1973; Command Histo- rian, Senior Officer Debriefing Reports, 1966-1972;

Missing in Action Files, 1965-1972. XXIV Corps, PERINTREP, 1968-1969; XXIV Corps, 1968; XXIV Corps, General Orders,

1969-1970: 1st Battalion, 83rd Artillery, Unit Reports; 5/27 Artillery Battalion, Reports, 1969-1971; II Field

Force Vietnam, Artillery, Signal Section, G-3 and G-4 Daily Journals, 1969-1970; 108th Artillery Group; 41st Artillery Group, 1968-1969;

11th Aviation Group, 1970-1971; 7th Squadron, 1st Air Cavalry, 1971-1972; Aviation Section, Aviation Safety Division, Aircraft Accident Reports, 1969;

Special Troops, Dog Training Detachments, 1969-1970; 15th Medical Battalion, Operations Reports, 1967; 8th Field Hospital, Unit Records; 67th Evacuation

Hospital, Unit Records, 1970; S-2 Section, Intelligence Report Files, 1965-1970; S-3 Section ORLL’s Command Reports, Com-

mand D Command Reports, 1965-1969; MOPSUMS, After Actions Reports and S-5 Command Reports, 1965-70;

Deputy Chief of Staff, Logistics, Plans and Operations Division, 1970; 24th Public Information Detachment Reports, 1968-1971; 2nd Signal Group, Subject Files, 1970-1974; Senior Advisor Team 162, 1970; I Field Force (RVN) 1970, Permanent General Orders and Award Case Files; FRAC, Field Information Office, News Releases, 1968-1969; General orders from XXIX Corps and MACV J-3; Unit Records, Service and Support Units, 1966-1969; CDEC, Weekly Synopsis, Bibliography, Cover Designators, and Miscellaneous Lists, Corrections and Changes, 1969; CMIC Interrogation Reports; 160th Signal Group, 1971-1972; 19lst Ordnance Battalion, Daily Journal, 1970-1972; General Orders, 1962-1965, 1968, and 1971; various combat and general

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records, 1966-1972; 1st Field Force, Vietnam, selected records of the Task Forces South Journals, G-3, Forecasts of Operations, G-2, and Provincial Incidents Reports, 1967-1970; Daily Journals, 48th Transportation Group, 1968.

[Motion] 44th Military History Detachment records including a sound recording of an interview with Maj. Edward Levy of the 199th Infantry Brigade, who participated in a special study of the use of “booby traps” by the Vietcong and North Vietnamese Army in Vietnam. The interview includes information concerning the effect of booby traps on U.S. troop morale, on their field activities, and on Vietcong activities in general.

RG 498 RECORDS OF THE CONTINENTAL ARMY [Suitland] Records Relating to Presidential Clemency Programs for Military Deserters, 1974-77,

and Army Absentee Investigation Case Files, 1974-77, arranged by subject or name of individual.

Useful National Archives Publications

Burger, Barbara Lewis (camp.). Guide to the Holdings of the Still Picture Branch of the National Archives. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1990. 166~.

This work describes briefly some of the photographic collections available through the Still Picture Branch. Entries are arranged by Record Group (RG) number and an index is included.

Heller, Jonathan (ed.) War & Conflict: Selected Images From the National Archives 1765-1970. Atlanta, GA: National Archives Trust Fund, 1990, 355~.

United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Guide to the National Archives of the United States. Washington, DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, 1974, 1987. 896~.

This guide is very useful for the scholarly researcher who is looking for descriptions of the record groups used as access points by the National Archives.

APPENDIX B Oral History Collections and Indexes

Barnard, Roy S. Oral History. Special Bibliography No. 13. Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army Military History Research Collection, 1976. 99~. [D 114.14: 131

This bibliography lists oral history transcripts available as part of the Senior Officer Oral History Program at the Military History Research Collection, Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania. The purpose of the program was to interview retired senior Army officers regarding their lives, careers and events in which they participated and to allow them to express their views of problems and events.

Frank, Benis M. (camp.) Marine Corps Oral History Collection Catalog. Revised ed. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1989. 41~. [D 214.13:Or l/979]

This catalog lists interviews conducted in support of the Marine Corps Oral History Program. Included are many interviews conducted specifically to support ongoing writing projects concerning the history of the Marine Corps operations in Vietnam. Over 6,000 Vietnam-related interviews are held at the Marine Corps Historical Center in Washinton, DC. The subject indexed catalog is annotated with the name, subjects covered, time period, number of pages, availability, date, and interviewer.

APPENDIX C Manuscript Collection Indexes

Burton, Dennis A., James B. Rhoads and Raymond W. Smock (eds.) A Guide to Manuscripts in the Presidential Libraries. College Park, MD: Research Materials Corporation, 1985. 451~.

This guide provides descriptions of manuscript collections, microfilm, and oral histories in seven of the Presidential Libraries (Hoover to Ford). Access is by name and subject. Each entry lists the collection number, name of collection, collection size, location, description of the collection and the National Union Catalog of Manuscript Collections number.


Haines Gerald K. A Reference Guide to United States Department of State Special Files. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1985. 393~.

This guide provides information on the Special Files kept by the Department of State. Access is by a name and subject index. Entries list the lot file number, the title of the file, inclusive dates of records, a description of the files, availability of finding aids, restriction information, National Archives accession number, volume of material and location of records.

Jacob, Kathryn Allamong and Elizabeth Ann Hornyak (eds.) Guide to Research Collections of Former United States Senators, 1978-1982. Washington, DC: Historical Office, United States Senate, 1983. 362~. [Y 1.1/3:97-411

This guide provides information regarding the repositories by state, where the papers of individual senators reside. Listed alphabetically, each entry includes location(s), volume of material, brief descriptions and any restrictions. This is useful for anyone wanting to research the papers of senators who may have been on key congressional committees.

Miller, Cynthia Pease (ed.) A Guide to Research Collections of Former Members of the United States House of Representatives, 1789-1987. Washington, DC: Office for the Bicentennial of the United States House of Representatives, 1988. 504~. [Y 1.1/7: lOO-1711

This guide, like its Senate counterpart, provides information regarding the housing of the papers of various former members of the U.S. House of Representatives. The listing is alphabetic and includes the location, size and a very brief description. Any restrictions are noted.

Morse, Richard E. et al., (eds). Personal Papers in the United States Air Force Historical Research Center, 5th ed. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: U.S. Air Force Historical Research Center, 1990. 225~. [D 301.26/6:P 191

The 381 collections held at the Air Force Historical Research Center are indexed in this volume. Each entry gives a brief biography of the individual, a very brief contents note and any access limitations or restrictions. Indexing is by name and subject.

Schamel, Charles E. et al., Guide to the Records of the United States House of Representatives at the National Archives, 1789-1989. Washington, DC: GPO, 1989. 466~. [Y 1.1/7:100-2451

This guide provides a broad overview of the records of each committee of the House of Representatives.

Sommers, Richard J. Manuscript Holdings of the Military History Research Collection. Special Bibliography No. 6, Part I and II. Carlisle Barracks, PA: U.S. Army Military History Research Collection, 1972, 1975. 2 ~01s. [D 114.14:no. 6/vols. l-21

These guides provide descriptions of the pertinent collections held at Carlisle Barracks. Subject and personal-name access as well as cross-references for units, commands, and agencies make it very easy to use. Entries give brief descriptions of collection contents.

U.S. National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Directory of Archives and Munu- script Repositories in the United States, 2nd ed. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1988. 853~.

This directory is arranged alphabetically by state and city and is subject indexed. Each entry includes the institution, address, telephone number, hours, copying facilities, and holdings.

Wood, Charles Anthony (camp.) Marine Corps Personal Papers Collection Catalog. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1980. 56~. [D 214.13:P 191

Over 163 processed and 55 unprocessed collections of personal papers are on file at the Marine Corps Historical Center at the Washington Navy Yard. Included are the papers of Lieutenant General Victor H. Krulak, General Keith B. McCutcheon, General Wallace M. Greene Jr. (Commandant of the Marine Corps, 1964-1967), and Sergeant Major Barbara J. Dulinksy, the first woman Marine to serve on active duty in Vietnam.

APPENDIX D Official Histories

AIR FORCE The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia series

(6 titles) [D 301.86/2:(CT)]

Ballard, Jack S. Development and Employment of Fixed-wing Gunships, 1962-1972. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force, 1982. 326~. [D 301.86/2:G 99/962-721

Bowers, Ray L. Tactical Airlift. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force, 1984. 899~. [D 301.8612:Ai 71

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Schlight, John. The War in South Vietnam: The Years of the Offensive, 1965-1968. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force, 1988. 410~. [D 301.8612:V 671

Futrell, Robert Frank. The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia: The Advisory Years to 1965. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, United States Air Force, 1981. 398~. [D 301.2:So 8a]

Futrell, R. Frank, et al. Aces and Aerial Victories: The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia, Victories, 1965-1973. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air University, Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center, 1976. 188~. [D 301.26/6:Ac 3/965-731

Berger, Carl (ed.). The United States Air Force in Southeast Asia, 1961-1973: An Illustrated Account, Rev. ed. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force, 1977, 1984. 383~. [D 301.2:Ai 7/29/961-7319841

USAF Southeast Asia Monograph Series (7 vols, 9 monographs) [D 301.86:vol/#]

Doglione, John A, et al. Airpower and the 1972 Spring Invasion. Washington, DC: Dept. of Defense, Dept of the Air Force, 1976. 113~. [D 301.86:2/3]

Gropman, Alan L. Airpower and the Airlift Evacaution of Kham Due. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Airpower Research Institute. Air War College, 1979. 87~. [D 301.86:5/7]

Lavalle, A.J.C. (ed.). The Tale oj‘Two Bridges and The Battle for the Skies Over North Vietnam. Washington, DC: Dept. of the Air Force, 1976. 193~. [D 301.86:1/1,2]

-. The Vietnam Air Force, 1951-1975: An Analysis of Its Role in Combat and Fourteen Hours at Koh Tang. Washington, DC: [Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Air Force], 1975, 161~. [D 301.86:3/4,5]

McCarthy, James R. and Robert E. Rayfield. Linebacker II: A View From the Rock. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Air War College, Airpower Research Institute, 1979. 208~. [D 301.86:6/8]

Schneider, Donald K. Air Force Heroes in Vietnam. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Airpower Research Institute, Air War College, 1979. 86~. [D 301.86:7/9]

Tobin, Thomas G., Arthur E. Laehr and John F. Hilgenberg. Lust Flight From Saigon. [Washington, DC]: Dept. of Defense, Dept. of the Air Force, 1978. 138~. [D 301.86:4/6].

Neufeld, Jacob, Kenneth Schaffel and Anne E. Shermer. Guide to Air Force Historical Literature, 1943-1983. Washington, DC: Office of Air Force History, U.S. Air Force, 1985. 243~.

This is a comprehensive listing of the histories, monographs, chronologies, and special studies issued by the historical office of the Air Force. Title, subject and author indexing supplements the command or producing organization arrangement.

Russell, Edward T. Research Guide to the Pablisked Project CHECO Reports, 19641976. Maxwell Air Force Base, AL: Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center, 1976. 76~.

Project CHECO was begun in 1962 to compile, document, analyze, and report on the new innovations associated with the aerial operations in Southeast Asia. A microfilmed collection of these documents is housed at the Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center at Maxwell Air Force Base. CHECO, after several name changes, now stands for Contemporary Historical Examination of Current Operations.

ARMY Indochina Monographs

(a 20-title series sponsored by the U.S. Army and written by officers of the South Vietnamese Army) [D 114.18:(CT)]

Hoang, Ngoc Lung. The General Offensives of 1968-69. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1980. 157~. [D 114.18:G 281

-. Intelligence. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1982. 243~. [D 114.18:In 81

Strategy and Tactics. Washington. DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 138~. [D’ I 14.18:St 81 Khuyen, Dong Van. The RVNAF. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979.

401~. [D 114.18:V 67121 RVNAF Logistics. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1980. 460~.

7.114 18:L 821 Nguyen, Duy Hinh. Lam Sorz 719. Washington. DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979.

179~. [D 114.18:L 161


-Vietnamization and the Cease-&e. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 194~. [D 114.18:V 691

Nguyen, Duy Hinh and Tran Dinh Tho. The South Vietnamese Society. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 175~. [D 114.18:So l]

Sananikone, Oudone. The Royal Lao Army and U.S. Army Advice and Support. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 182~. [D 114.18:R 811

Sutsakhan, Sak. The Khmer Republic at War and the Final Collapse. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 187~. [D 114.18:K 52 rl

Tran, Dinh Tho. The Cambodian Incursion. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 234~. [D 114.18:C 141

-. PaciJcation. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 219~. [D 114.18:P 111

Truong, Ngo Quang. The Easter Offensive of 1972. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 183~. ID 114.18:Ea 7/972]

-. RVNAF and US Operational Cooperation and Coordination. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 188~. [D 114.18:Op 21

-. Territorial Forces. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1980. 154~. [D 114.18:T 271

Vien, Cao Van. The Final Collapse. Washington, DC: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1983. 184~. [D 114.18:C 681

-Leadership. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1980. 201~. [D 114.18:L 461

Vien, Cao Van and Dong Van Khuyen. Rejections on the Vietnam War. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1979. 165~. [D 114.18:R 251

Vien, Cao Van, et al. The U.S. Adviser. Washington, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1980. 205~. [D 114.18:Ad 91

Vongsavanh, Soutchay. RLG Military Operations and Activities in the Laotian Panhandle. Washing- ton, DC: U.S. Army Center of Military History, 1981. 120~.

Internal Medicine in Vietnam 2 volumes [D 104.11/2:In 8/v. l-21

Allen, Alfred M. Skin Diseases in Vietnam, 1965-72. Washington, DC: Office of the Surgeon General and Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1977. 185~. [D 104.11/2:In S/v.11

Ognibene, Andre J. and O’Neill Barrett (eds.). General Medicine andInfectious Diseases. Washing- ton, DC: Office of the Surgeon-General and Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1982. 534~. [D 104.11/2:In S/v.21

United States Army in Vietnam series (5 titles) [D 114.7/3:(CT)]

Bergen, John D. Military Communications: A Test for Technology. Washington, DC: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1986. 515~. [D 114.7/32:C 731

Clarke, Jeffery J. Advice and Support: The Final Years, 1965-1973. Washington, DC: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1988. 561~. [D 114.7/3:Ad 9/965-731

Hammond, William M. Public Affairs: The Military and the Media, 1962-1968. Washington, DC: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1988. 113~. [D 114.7/3:P 961

Meyerson, Joel D. Images of a Lengthy War. Washington, DC: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1986. 225~. [D 114.7/3:Im 71

Spector, Ronald H. Advice and Support: The Early Years, 1941-1960. Washington, DC: Center of Military History, U.S. Army, 1983. 41 lp. [D 114.7/3:Ad 9/941-601

Vietnam Studies series (21 titles) [D 101.74:(CT)]

Collins, James Lawton, Jr. The Development and Training of the South Vietnamese Army, 1950-1972. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1975. 172~. [D 101.74:D 49/950-721

Dunn, Carroll H. Base Development in South Vietnam, 1965-1970. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1972. 172~. [D 101.74:B 29/965-701

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Eckhardt, George S. Command and Control, 1950-1969. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1974. 113~. [D 101.74:C 73/2/950-691

Ewell, Julian J. and Ira A. Hunt, Jr. Sharpening the Combat Edge: The Use of Analysis to Reinforce Military Judgment. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1974. 259~. [D 101.74:C 73/3]

Fulton, William B. Riuerine Operations, 1966-1969. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1973. 217~. [D 101.74:R 52/966-691

Hay, John H., Jr. Tactical and Materief Znnouations. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1974. 202~. [D 101.74:T 111

Heiser, Joseph M., Jr. Logistic Support. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1974. 286~. [D 101.74:L 841

Kelly, Francis J. U.S. Army Special Forces, 1961-1971. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1973. 231~. [D 101.74:s~ 3/961-711

Larsen, Stanley Robert and James Lawton Collins, Jr. Allied Participation in Vietnam. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1975. 195~. [D 101.74:Al 51

McChristian, Joseph A. The Role of Military Intelligence, 1965-1967. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1974. 189~. [D 101.74:M 591965-671

Myer, Charles R. Division-level Communications, 1962-1973. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1982. 109~. [D 101.74:C 73/5/962-731

Neel, Spurgeon. Medical Support of the U.S. Army in Vietnam, 1965-1970. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1973. 309~. [D 101.74:M 46/965-701

Ott, David Ewing. Field Artillery, 1954-1973. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1975. 263~. [D 101.74:F 45/954-731

Pearson, Willard. The War in the Northern Provinces, 1966-1968. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1975. 120~. [D 101.74:N 81 p/966-68]

Ploger, Robert R. U.S. Army Engineers, 1965-1970. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1974. 251~. [D 101.74:En 3/965-701

Prugh, George S. Law at War: Vietnam 1964-1973. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1975. 174~. [D 101.74:L 41/964-731

Rienzi, Thomas Matthew. Communications-Electronics, 1962-1970. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1972. 193~. [D 101.74:C 73/962-701

Rogers, Bernard William. Cedar Falls-Junction City: A Turning Point. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1974. 181~. [D 101.74:C 321

Starry, Donn A. Mounted Combat in Vietnam. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1978. 259~. [D 101.74:C 73143

Taylor, Leonard B. Financial Management of the Vietnam Conflict, 1962-1972. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1974. 115~. [D 101.74:F 49/962-721

Tolson, John J. Airmobility, 1961-1971. Washington, DC: Department of the Army, 1973, 317~. [D 101.74:Ai 7/961-711

MARINE CORPS U.S. Marines in Vietnam series

(12 titles) [D 214.13:V 76/yrs]

Bergsma, Herbert L. Chaplains With Marines in Vietnam, 1962-1971. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1985. 240~. [D 214.13:V 671962-711

Cosmas, Graham A. and Terrence P. Murray. U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Vietnamization and Rede- ployment, 1970-1971. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1986. 487~. [D 214.13:V 671970-711

Dunham, George R. U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The Bitter End, 1973-1975. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1990. 315~. [D 214.13:V 67/973-751

The Marines in Vietnam, 1954-1973: An Anthology and Annotated Bibliography. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1974, 1985. 37313. [D 214.13:V 67/954-73/985]

Melson, Charles D. and Curtis G. Arnold. U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The War That Would Not End, 1971-1973. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1991. 311~. [D 214.13:V 671971-731

Shulimson, Jack. U.S. Marines in Vietnam: An Expanding War, 1966. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corsp, 1982. 390~. [D 214.13:V 67/966]


Shulimson, Jack and Charles M. Johnson. U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The Landing and the Buildup, 196.5. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1978. 261~. [D 214.13:V 67/965]

Smith, Charles R. U.S. Marines in Vietnam: High Mobility and Standdown, 1969. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1988.403~. [D 214.13:V 67/969]

Solis, Gary D. Marines and Military Law in Vietnam: Trial by Fire. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1989. 295~. [D 214.13:V 67131

Telfer, Gary L, Lane Rogers and V. Keith Fleming, Jr. U.S. Marines in Vietnam: Fighting the North Vietnamese, 1967. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1984. 338~. [D 214.13:V 6719671

West, Francis J. Small Unit Action in Vietnam, Summer 1966. Washington, DC: History and Museum Division, Headquarters U.S. Marine Corps, 1967, 1977. 123~. [D 214.13:V 67/2/966]

Whitlow, Robert H. U.S. Marines in Vietnam: The Advisory & Combat Assistance Era, 1954-1964. Washington, DC: History and Museums Division, Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps, 1977. 190~. [D 214.13:V 671954-641

NAVY The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict

2 ~01s. [D 207.10/3: l-2]

Hooper, Edwin Bickford, Dean C. Allard and Oscar P. Fitzgerald. The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conjict: The Setting ofthe Stage to 1959. Washington, DC: Naval History Division, Department of the Navy, 1976. 419~. [D 207.10/3:1]

Marolda, Edward J. and Oscar P. Fitzgerald. The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict: From Military Assistance to Combat, 1959-1965. Washington, DC: Naval Historical Center, Department of the Navy, 1986. 591~. [D 207.10/3:2]

APPENDIX E Congressional and State Department

Congressional Information Service, CIS U.S. Serial Set Index. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service, Inc., 1975.

This set covers congressional reports and documents dating from 1789-1969. Many useful reports are indexed by subject or name. Entries under the general heading Vietnam, for example, lead to reports regarding: North Vietnam’s aggression, treatment of POWs, anti-Vietnam agita- tion, land reform, hamlet security and more.

Congressional Information Service. CZS Annual. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Ser- vice, 1970- .

This ongoing set is an excellent index to congressional reports, documents and hearings published since 1970. Indexing is by subject, organization, personal name, or title, with descrip- tive abstracts available. Searches using terms such as Vietnam, Indochina, Herbicides, South- east Asia etc. will lead the researcher to an abundance of excellent congressional resources.

Congressional Information Service. CZS U.S. Congressional Committee Hearings Index. Washing- ton, DC: Congressional Information Service, 1981-1985.

This reference set indexes published hearings from the early 1800s through 1969. Indexing is by subject, organization, personal name, or title. Useful search terms include: Vietnam, Vietnam Conflict and Westmoreland.

Congressional Information Service. U.S. Congressional Committee Prints Index From the Earliest Publication Through 1969. Washington, DC: Congressional Information Service, 1980.

Coverage dates back to approximately 1830- 1969. Committee prints are written by committee staffs, Library of Congress staff, or outside experts and contain valuable information. Indexing is by subject, personal name, organization, and title. Examples of useful research terms include: Vietnam, Vietnam Conflict and Indochina.

U.S. Department of State. Foreign Relations of the United States. Washington, DC: GPO, date varies. [S l.l:yr./vols.]

Major U.S. foreign policy and diplomatic activity is recorded through this historical collection. Study of these reports is highly valuable for the insight they provide regarding the formulation

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of policies. Also included is documentation of supporting and alternative views to those policies. The series began in December 1861 when the first volume accompanied President Lincoln’s message to Congress. Recent concern over the integrity and completeness of the series led to a new law in October 1991, which requires that “the published record reflect all major foreign policy decisions and activities and involve necessary documentation from all government agencies and entities involved in foreign policy formulation, execution, or support.” The congressional mandate requires that the series be free of alterations, deletions or omissions.

Indexes

Aandahl, Fredrick, The Cumulated Index to the U.S. Department of State Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, 1939-1945. 2 ~01s. Millwood, NY: Kraus International Publications, 1980. 1031~.

U.S. Department of State. Papers Relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States: General Index, 1900-1918. Washington, DC: GPO, 1941. 507~.

U.S. Department of State. General Index to the Published Volumes of the Diplomatic Correspon- dence and Foreign Relations of the United States, 1861-1899. Washington, DC: GPO, 1902, 945~.

Specifically Useful Volumes 1931-41 v. 1 1931-41 v. 2 1932, v. 4 1933, v. 3 1934, v. 3 1935, v. 3 1937, v. 3 1938, v. 3 1939, v. 3 1940, v. 4 1941, v. 4 1941, v. 5 1947, v. 1 1949, v. 7 1950, v. 1 1950, v. 2 1950, v. 6 1951, v. 1 1951, v. 2 1951, v. 6 1952-54, v. 3 1952-54, v. 12 1952-54, v. 13 1952-54, v. 16 1955-57, v. 1 1955-57, v. 9 1955-57, v. 10 1955-57, v. 11 1955-57, v. 21 1955-57, v. 22 1958-60, v. I 1958-60, v. 15 1958-60, v. 16 1961-63, v. 1 1961-63, v. 2 1961-63, v. 3 1961-63, v. 4 1964-68, v. 1

Japan Japan The Far East The Far East The Far East The Far East The Far East The Far East The Far East The Far East The Far East The Far East General: The United Nations The Far East and Australasia (2 parts) National Security Affairs: Foreign Economic Policy The United Nations: The Western Hemisphere East Asia and the Pacific National Security Affairs: Foreign Economic policy The United Nations: The Western Hemisphere Asia and the Pacific (2 parts) United Nations Affairs East Asia and the Pacific (2 parts) Indochina (2 Parts) The Geneva Conference Vietnam Foreign Economic Policy: Foreign Information Program Foreign Aid and Economic Defense Policy United Nations & General International Matters East Asian Security: Cambodia, Laos Southeast Asia Vietnam South and Southeast Asia East Asia-Pacific Region; Cambodia; Laos Vietnam, 1961 Vietnam, 1962 Vietnam, January-August, 1963 Vietnam, August-December, 1963 Vietnam, 1964


U.S. Department of State. American Foreign Policy: Basic Documents, 1950-1955. Washington, DC: GPO, 1957. 2 ~01s. [S 1.69:117/v.l-21

This series is related to the Foreign Relations of the United States. U.S. Department of State. American Foreign Policy: Basic Documents, 1977-1980. Washington, DC: GPO, 1983. 1458~. [S 1.69:346]

This series is related to the Foreign Relations of the United Btates. U.S. Department of State. American Foreign Policy: Current Documents, 1956-1967, 1981-0000. Washington, DC: GPO, 1959-0000. [S 1.71/2:Year]

This series is related to the Foreign Relations of the United States. Information includes: foreign policy messages, addresses, conferences, press briefings, and congressional testimony given by the President and executive branch representatives.

U.S. President. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States. Washington, DC: Federal Register Division, National Archives and Records Service. [AE 2.114 and GS 4.1131

This set includes the public papers of Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. These papers are the oral and written public statements by the Presidents and include speeches, press conferences, messages, executive orders, proclamations, communications to Congress, and more.

APPENDIX F Major Collections of Vietnam Materials

Center for Research Libraries, Chicago, IL Center for the Study of the Vietnam Conflict, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX Cornell University Library, NY (The John M. Echols Collection) Hoover Institute on War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA Indochina Archives, Institute of East Asian Studies, University of California, Berkeley, CA Maxwell Air Force Base Library and Albert F. Simpson Historical Research Center, Maxwell Air

Force Base, AL (Project CHECO and Project Corona Harvest Reports) Michigan State University Archives and Historical Collections, East Lansing, MI [Vietnam Project

Archives (papers of the Michigan State University Advisory Group in South Vietnam)] National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, DC Naval War College, Naval Historical Collection, Newport, RI Office of Air Force History, Washington, DC U.S. Army Center for Military History, Washington, DC U.S. Army Military History Institute Library, Carlisle Barracks, PA U.S. Marine Corps Historical Center, History and Museums Division, Washington Navy Yard,

Washington, DC U.S. Naval History Division, Operational Archives, Washington Navy Yard, Washington, DC

Presidential Libraries

Some of the more important collections held by some of these libraries are listed but the list is not intended to be comprehensive. Harry S. Truman Library (Independence, MO)

U.S. Highway 24 and Delaware Street Independence, MO 64050 (816) 833- 1400

Dwight D. Eisenhower Library (Abilene, KS) Southeast Fourth Street Abilene, KS 67410 (913) 263-475 1

Collins, General J. Lawton. Collection includes subject and correspondence files related to his special mission to Vietnam.

Dulles, John Foster (Secretary of State, 1952-1959). Herter, Christian A. (Under Secretary of State, 1957-1959 and Secretary of State, 1959-1961). National Security Council Staff Records.

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Special Assistant for National Security Affairs Records. Records of the Office of the Special Assis-

tant, 1952-1961 (including records of Robert Cutler [1953-1955, 1957-19581, Dillon Anderson [1955-19561, and Gordon Gray [1958-19611)

Staff Secretary Records. Records of the Office of the White House Staff Secretary, 1951-1961 (including Paul T. Carroll [staff secretary and defense liaison officer, 1953-19541, Andrew J. Goodpaster [staff secretary and defense liaison officer, 1954-19611, L. Arthur Minnich, Jr. [assistant staff secretary, 1953-19601 and Christopher H. Russell [assistant staff secretary, 1959-19611).

Whitman, Ann C. (personal secretary to President Eisenhower, 1953-1961). Includes the Name series, Dulles-Herter series, Eisenhower Diaries, Ann Whitman Diaries, National Security Council Records, Miscellaneous records, Cabinet Papers, Legislative Meetings, International Meetings, the Administration series and the International File.

JOHN F. KENNEDY Library (Boston, MA) Columbia Point Boston, MA 02 125 (6 17) 929-4500

Index

Whealan, Ronald E. Historical Materials in the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library. Boston, MA: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, 1993. 154~. [AE 1.102:H 62131

Anderson, George (Admiral, Chief of Naval Operations, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1961-63). Chalmers, Roberts (journalist) Chief diplomatic correspondent of the Washington Post, 1953-1971.

Collection includes background material for leading news stories on Vietnam. Drachnik, Joseph B. (Naval Officer, Chief, Navy Section, Military Assistance Advisory Group

(MAAG), Vietnam, 1961-1964). Oral history interview. Fall, Bernard B. Papers (journalist, author and educator on Vietnam) Research materials, books,

clippings, magazines, maps, and writings related to Vietnam and Southeast Asia. Halpern, Joel (Anthropologist, AID worker in Southeast Asia). Includes notes and reports on

Southeast Asia and Southeastern Asian immigrants to the United States, 1969-1988. Hilsman, Roger. Director of Intelligence and Research, State Department (1961-63). Memorandums,

reports, correspondence, countries file, daily diaries, and appointment books. Oral history interviews also on file.

JFK National Security Files. The working files of McGeorge Bundy, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affair. It is the primary foreign policy file of the Kennedy White House.

JFK President’s Office Files. The working files of President Kennedy as maintained by his personal secretary.

JFK White House Central Files. Used as a reference service for the President and his staff and as a means to document White House activities. Divided into four subdivisions: White House Central Subject File; White House Central Name File; Chronological File (and Security Classi- fied File); and Oversize Materials.

Lodge, George Cabot (Senator, Ambassador and Scholar) Materials relating to his mission to Vietnam in 1965. Oral history interviews relating to his tenure as Ambassador to South Vietnam (1963-1964. 1965-1967) also on file.

Newman, John. Army officer, historian, author ofJFK nnd Vietnam. Research materials for his book, consisting of notebooks of chronologically arranged documents, many recently declassified, on Vietnam, 1960-1965.

Nolting, Frederick Ernest. Ambassador to South Vietnam (1961-1963). Oral history interview. Schlesinger, Arthur M.. Jr. Papers. Special assistant to the President. 1961-1964. Schwartz, Abba Philip. Bureau of Security and Consular Affairs, State Department (1962-1966).

Small file on rehabilitating the wounded in Vietnam and the Howard Rusk-Abba Schwartz mission to Vietnam, 1965.

Sorenson, Theodore C. Papers. Special counsel to the President, 1961-1964. Thomson, James Claude. National Security Council staff. 1964-1966. Memos, reports. notes, papers.

clippings, etc. Vietnamese-American Association. Records of the Nguyen Dynasty (64 reels of microfilm). Vietnam Country Series.


LYNDON B. JOHNSON Library (Austin, TX) 2313 Red River Street Austin, TX 78705 (512) 482-5137

Brown, Norman Papers (newspaper and magazine clippings on the Vietnam War). Bundy, William P. (Deputy Assistant Secretary and Assistant Secretary of Defense for International

Security Affairs, 1963-64 and Assistant Secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, 1964-1969). Unpublished manuscript on the shaping of American policy in Vietnam, 1961-1965.

Bunker, Ellsworth (U.S. Ambassador to South Vietnam, 1967-1973). Capital Legal Foundation (legal counsel for General William C. Westmoreland in his lawsuit against

CBS, Inc.) 212 video tapes are included with the files. Clifford, Clark M. (Secretary of Defense, 1968-1969). Cooper, Chester (senior NSC staff member, 1964-April 1966 with responsibilities including Vietnam;

assistant to Ambassador Averell Harriman (1966- 1967). Flott, Frederick W. (aide to Ambassador Lodge in Vietnam) oral history transcripts. Komer-Leonhart File, 1966-1968-subject file reflects the operation of the White House office

established to direct and coordinate U.S. nonmilitary programs in Vietnam (e.g., pacification, land reform, stabilization, corruption, etc.).

Komer, Robert W. (senior staff member for the National Security Council, 1961-1965; Deputy Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, 1965- 1966; and Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, 1966-1969).

Kelbus, Joseph R. Ten audiotapes made in Vietnam while with the 1st Cavalry, 1967-1968. Ladd, Jonathan “Fred” (senior adviser 21st ARVN Infantry Division and commander, Fifth Special

Forces during Tet Offensive) oral history transcripts. McCone. John (Director of Central Intelligence, November 23, 1963-April 28,1965)-his notes

concerning Vietnam have been submitted for declassification. McNaughton, John T. (Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs) his papers

as related to the Vietnam War. Palmer, Bruce (commanding general, II Field Forces, U.S. Military Assistance Command, Vietnam,

and Acting Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Vietnam, 1967-1968) oral history transcripts.

Rostow, Walt W. (Special Assistant to President Johnson for National Security Affairs, 1966-1969). Smith, Bromley K. (executive secretary of the National Security Council, 1961-1969). Valenti, Jack (Special assistant to President Johnson, 1963-1966). Includes materials on the Viet-

nam War.

Vietnam Country Files.

Warnke, Paul C. 1963-1968 (Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs, 1967-1969) his papers regarding the Vietnam War.

Westmoreland, Gen. William C. (Commander, U.S. Forces, Military Assistance Command in Viet- nam, Commanding General, U.S. Army, Vietnam, and U.S. Army Chief of Staff).

NIXON Presidential Materials Project (College Park, MD) National Archives 6801 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001 (703) 713-6950

Dean, John (Counsel to the President, 1970-1973). Files include information regarding Lt. William Calley as well as anti-war protest demonstrations.

Scali, John (Special Assistant to the President, 1971-1973). Files include documentation on foreign policy and defense advice.

GERALD R. FORD Library (Ann Arbor, MI) 1000 Beal Avenue Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2114 (313) 668-2218

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French, Jay (Legal Counsel’s Office, 1974-1976). Extensive material on the Vietnam War clemency program for Vietnam-era draft evaders and military absence offenders and French’s role as White House liaison with the Presidential Clemency Board.

Goodell, Charles E. Papers (Chairman of the Presidential Clemency Board, 1973-1977). Kendall, William (White House Congressional Relations Office, 1974-1977) Materials from his

congressional liaison work including issues concerning the Vietnam War. Kilberg, Barbara G. (Legal Counsel’s Office, 1974-1977). Materials include Vietnam-era clem-

ency program. National Security Adviser Files on Vietnam War MIAs and POWs, 1974-77. Nessen, Ron (Press Secretary, 1974-1977). Files include U.S. withdrawal from Vietnam and Viet-

nam refugees. NSC Convenience Files, Copies of Materials from the U.S. Embassy, Saigon: 1963-1975 (1976).

RONALD REAGAN Library (Simi Valley, CA) 40 Presidential Drive Simi Valley, Ca 93065 (805) 522-8444

MIA-POW declassification project.

APPENDIX F Microfilm Collections of Government Documents Available from Commercial Publishers

Appointment Book of President Kennedy (1961-1963). Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982. [35mm microfilm (3 reels) with printed guide.]

Complete schedule of daily activities including time, duration, location, participants, and topics of meetings.

Asia and the Pacific: National Security Files, 1961-1963. The John F. Kennedy National Security Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. [35mm microfilm (10 reels) with printed guide.]

These files provide important White House files on national security and international relations. The different types of materials covered include cable traffic between Washington and embassies or missions abroad, memoranda of conversations between U.S. and foreign officials, intelligence reports assessing critical foreign policy issues and more.

Asia and the Pacijic: National Security Files, 1963-1969. The Lyndon B. Johnson National Security Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. [35mm microfilm (15 reels) with printed guide.]

See above.

Asia, 1980-1982 Supplement. Foreign Nations: The Special Studies Series. Frederick, MD: Univer- sity Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (5 reels) with printed guide.]

The authors of the special study series are associated with research facilities such as the Army War College, National Defense University, Strategic Studies Institute etc., and topics are varied.

Asia, 1982-1985 Supplement. Foreign Nations: The Special Strrdies Series. Frederick, MD: Univer- sity Publications of America, 1986. [35mm microfilm (12 reels) with printed guide.]

The authors of the special study series are associated with research facilities such as the Army War College, National Defense University, Strategic Studies Institute etc., and topics are varied.

Asia, 1985-1988 Supplement. Foreign Nations: The Special Studies Series. Frederick, MD: Univer- sity Publications of America, 1989? [35mm microfilm (12 reels) with printed guide.]

The authors of the special study series are associated with research facilities such as: the Army War College, National Defense University, Strategic Studies Institute etc., and topics are varied.


The Carter Administration (1977-1981) Part 5 Public Statements by the Secretaries of Defense. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (12 reels) with printed guide.]

Includes press conferences, background briefings, press statements, speeches. official testimony, interviews and supporting documentation related to military affairs, national security, and foreign relations.

Chronological Correspondence Series. The Papers of John Foster Dalles and of Christian A. Herter, 1953-1961. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1986. [35mm microfilm (24 reels) with printed guide.]

These files document the outgoing correspondence and memoranda of secretaries of state John Foster Dulles and Christian A. Herter and their staffs. Also included are the responses of Dulles and his staff to inquiry letters regarding foreign policy.

Class$ied Studies fiorn the Combined Intelligence Center Vietnam, 1965-1973. Part 2 Records of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1989. [35mm microfilm (30 reels) with printed guide.]

Formal and informal CICV (Combined Intelligence Center Vietnam) studies and reports.

The Congress, the Jadiciar?, Public Figures, and Private Individuals. Part 2 The John F. Kennedy Presidential Oral History Collection. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1988. [35mm microfilm (15 reels) or 325 microfiche, with printed guide.]

A substantial collection of oral histories including interviews with senators, representatives, ambassadors, military officials. personal friends, and foreign leaders.

The Congress, the Jlrdiciar?, Public Figures, and Private Individuals. Part 2 The Oral Histories of the Johnson Administration. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1988. [35mm microfilm (21 reels) or 416 microfiche, with printed guide.]

A substantial collection of oral histories including interviews with senators, representatives, ambassadors, military officials, personal friends, and foreign leaders.

Cormtries File. Part 5 President John F. Kennedy’s Ofjce Files, 1961-1963. Frederick, MD: Univer- sity Publications of America, 1989 [35mm microfilm (28 reels) with printed guide.]

Arranged alphabetically by country and chronologically within country, these files comple- ment the National Security files and are a good source for foreign policy documents.

Daily Diar?, of President Johnson (1963-1969) Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1980, [35mm microfilm (14 reels) with printed guide.]

President Johnson’s secretaries and aides maintained this diary, which includes times, places, participants, and topics of all meetings. Quotations and brief analyses of important people and issues as well as information regarding telephone conversations are also included.

The Democratic Republic of Vietnam. Unit 6 History of the Vietnam War. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Information Services, 1991-1992. [941 microfiche with printed guide.]

Collection contains documentary material from 1950-1975. Includes materials on the Commu- nist Party, Armed Forces, Law, and Internal Security and is particularly strong on foreign relations with Soviet Union and China.

Department and Agencies File. Part 3 President John F. Kennedy’s OfJice Files, 1961-1963. Freder- ick, MD: University Publications of America, 1989. [35mm microfilm (29 reels) with printed guide.]

These files present a record of Kennedy’s dealings with federal personnel and agencies including the CIA and Agency for International Development.

Despatches From US Consuls in Saigon, Vietnam, 1889-1906. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Research Inc., 1957. [35mm microfilm (1 reel)].

Filmed from the holdings of the National Archives, consular despatches are reports from U.S. consular representatives to the State Department and cover subjects such as relations, foreign nationals, economic, political, or social conditions.

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Diaries ofDwight D. Eisenhower, 19.53-1961. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. [35mm microfilm (28 reels) with printed guide.]

Arranged chronologically by month and year, these files include diary entries, dictated correspondence, memos of telephone conversations, White House staff memoranda, and reports and notes of meetings.

Divisional Command Histories, 19651971. Part 3 Records of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1990. [35mm microfilm (36 reels) with printed guide.]

These divisional command histories cover reports written shortly after various events took place. Included are the 1st and 3rd Marine divisions and the 1st Marine Air Wing.

Documents of the National Security Council, 1947-1977. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1980. [35mm microfilm (5 reels) with printed guide. The Index to Documents of the National Security Council. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1994, covers the basic through the Fourth Supplement of documents and the basic through the First Supplement of Minutes of Meeting.]

The formerly classified documents of the National Security Council (NSC) provide a good view of the making of U.S. national security policies between 1947 and 1990. Included are formal policy papers, background documents, Pfiles, Mill papers, NSC actions, national security action memoranda (also known as national security decision memoranda, presidential directives, national security decision directives, and national security directives), national security study memoranda (also called presidential review memoranda, and national security study directives), and NSC intelligence directives.

Documents of the NSC: First Supplement. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1981. [35mm microfilm (3 reels) with printed guide.]

See Documents of the National Security Council, 1947-1977 for description.

Documents of the NSC: Second Supplement. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (3 reels) with printed guide.]


Documents of the NSC: Third Supplement. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1985. [35mm microfilm (3 reels) with printed guide.]


Documents of the NSC: Fourth Supplement. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. [35mm microfilm (7 reels) with printed guide.]


Documents of the NSC: Fifth Supplement. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1990. [35mm microfilm (4 reels) with printed guide.]


Documents of the NSC: Sixth Supplement. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1993. [35mm microfilm (10 reels) with printed guide.]


The Echo/s Collection: Selections on the Vietnam War. 10 units. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Information Services, 1989-1993. [5,297 microfiche with printed guides.]

Selections are from the holdings of the John M. Echols Collection at Cornell University. Coverage also includes pre- and post-war history as well as a variety of political and social commentary.

The Eisenhower Administration (1953-1961) Part 2 Public Statements by the Secretaries of Defense. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (9 reels) with printed guide.]


Includes press conferences, background briefings, press statements, speeches, official testimony, interviews, and supporting documentation related to military affairs, national security and foreign relations.

Eisenhower Administration Series. Part 1 President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s OfJice Files, 1953-1961. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1990. [35mm microfilm (32 reels) with printed guide.1

Known as the Ann Whitman files, these contain the confidential papers of President Eisen- hower. This series is arranged by subject and name and includes press releases, press conference transcripts, personal correspondence, diaries, telegrams, memoranda, and reports.

The Far East, Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs, 1945-1949. Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1991. [35mm microfilm (21 reels) with printed guide.]

This gives comprehensive coverage of events in Southeast Asia including Ho Chi Minh’s nationalist/Communists movement against the French.

The Far East, internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs, 1950-1954. Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1991. [35mm microfilm (26 reels) with printed guide.]

This includes a look at the development of SEATO (South East Asia Treaty Organization) and ANZUS (Australia, New Zealand and United States organization) and the positions taken by Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam towards these political organizations, which were organized to fight the spread of Communism.

The Far East, Internal Affairs and Foreign Affairs, 1955-1959. ConJidential U.S. State Department Central Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1991. [35mm microfilm (30 reels) with printed guide.]

See above.

Fleet Marine Force, Paci$c Command Histories, 1964-1973. Part 1 Records of the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1990. [35mm microfilm (8 reels) with printed guide.]

This collection contains monthly summaries and semiannual chronologies of operations of the Fleet Marine Force, the highest level of Marine Corps command in Asia.

General History of the Vietnam War. Unit 2 The History of the Vietnam War. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Information Services, 1988. [1,034 microfiche with printed guide.]

This collection contains accounts of specific battles, the air war over North Vietnam, naval warfare, and South Vietnamese-U.S. pacification programs.

Indochina: Internal Affairs, 1945-1949. Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files. Freder- ick, MD: University Publications of America, 1985. [35mm microfilm (10 reels) with printed guide.]

From National Archives, Record Group 59, Decimal File 851G (internal Affairs of French In- dochina)

Indochina: Internal Affairs, 1950-1954. Confidential US. State Department Central Files. Freder- ick, MD: University Publications of America, 1985. [35mm microfilm (44 reels) with printed guide.]

From National Archives, Record Group 59, Decimal Files 751G, 851G, and 951G (Internal Affairs of French Indochina and Vietnam); Decimal Files 751H, 851H, and 951H (Internal Affairs of Cambodia); and Decimal Files 7515, 8515, and 951J (Internal Affairs of Laos).

Indochina: Internal and Foreign Affairs, 1955-1959. Confidential U.S. State Department Central Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1985. [35mm microfilm (54 reels) with printed guide.]

From National Archives, Record Group 59, Decimal Files 651G and 611.51G (Foreign Affairs of French Indochina and Vietnam), 651H and 611SlH (Foreign Affairs of Cambodia), and 6515 and 611.51J (Foreign Affairs of Laos).

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Indochina Studies. Part 1 U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam, 1954-1975. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (4 reels) with printed guide.]

Also known as the Indochina Monographs, these reports, which concentrate on military and political developments in Laos, Cambodia, and Vietnam, were written by officers in the South Vietnamese Army for the U.S. Army’s Center of Military History.

International Series. Part 2 President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s Of$ce Files, 1953-1961. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1990. [35mm microfilm (32 reels) with printed guide.]

Known as the Ann Whitman files, these contain the confidential papers of President Eisen- hower. This series is arranged by country name and organization and includes press releases, press conference transcripts, personal correspondence, diaries, telegrams, memoranda, and reports.

Japan and Its Occupied Territories During World War II. Part 1 OSSIState Department Intelligence and Research Reports. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1977. [35mm microfilm (16 reels) with printed guide.]

During World War II, many classified reports were written by scholars in international relations at the request of the Office of Strategic Services and the State Department. These reports were used to help shape American foreign policy decisions regarding Southeast Asia.

Japan, Korea and the Security ofAsia, 1946-1976. CIA Research Reports. Frederick, MD: Univer- sity Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (5 reels) with printed guide.]

These CIA research reports were prepared for internal use and for the President and the National Security Council. Included are reports on U.S. determination in Vietnam as well as U.S. military activities in North Vietnam.

Japan, Korea, Southeast Asia, and the Far East Generally: 1950-1961 Supplement. Part 8 OSSi State Department Intelligence and Research Reports. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1979. [35mm microfilm (7 reels) with printed guide.]


The Johnson Administration and Pacification in Vietnam: The Robert Komer-William Leonhart Files, 1966-1968. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1993. [35mm microfilm (15 reels) with printed guide.]

Included in this collection are reports, memos, letters, telegrams, and files regarding the pacification efforts that sought to promote political, social, and economic changes in South Vietnam as well as the development of the CORDS (Civil Operation and Revolutionary Develop- ment Support) program.

The Kennedy and Johnson Administrations (1961-1969). Part 3 Public Statements by the Secretaries of Defense. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (19 reels) with printed guide.]


Major Studies and Issues Briefs of the Congressional Research Service: 1976-current Supplement. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1978-0000. [35mm microfilm with printed guide. Beginning in 1991 also available on microfiche. The 1916-1989 Cumulative Index to CRS Reports Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1993, complements the collection and provides excellent access.]

These studies are compiled and written by the Congressional Research Service for members of Congress and provide an excellent source of information. They include short, timely papers called issue briefs and longer, more comprehensive studies which can range in size from 50-500 pages.


Major Studies of the Congressional Research Service: 1975-1976 Supplement. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1977. [35mm microfilm (6 reels) with printed guide.]

See above.

Major Studies of the Legislative Reference Service/Congressional Research Service: 1916-1974. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1975. [35mm microfilm (17 reels) with printed guide.]

See above.

Memos of the Special Assistant for National Security Affairs: McCeorge Bundy to President John- son, 1963-1966. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1985. [35mm microfilm (4 reels) with printed guide.]

McGeorge Bundy, as special assistant for national security affairs, played a very important role in national security policy development. These memos include information on the escalation of the war in Vietnam.

Minutes and Documents of the Cabinet Meetings of President Eisenhower (1953-1961). Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1980. [35mm microfilm (10 reels) with printed guide.]

Foreign relations and foreign economic policy are among the topics covered by this record of cabinet meeting and official correspondence. Also included are memoranda, discussion papers, and department reports.

Minutes and Documents of the Cabinet Meetings of President Johnson. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982. [35mm microfilm (17 reels) with printed guide.]

As well as cabinet meeting minutes, official reports and memoranda, this includes information passed to the cabinet by President Johnson as well as special briefings by the Defense and State Departments, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the CIA regarding events in Vietnam.

Minutes of Meetings of the National Security Council, With Special Advisory Reports. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982. [35mm microfilm (3 reels) with printed guide. The Index to Documents of the National Security Council. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1994, covers the basic through the Fourth Supplement of documents and the basic through the First Supplement of Minutes of Meeting.]

This collection of formerly classified material includes minutes of National Security Council meetings, documents associated with those meetings, and summaries of discussions held during the meetings.

Minutes of Meetings of the National Security Council: First Supplement. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1988. [35mm microfilm (5 reels) with printed guide.]

See Minutes of Meetings of the National Security Council, With Special Advisory Reports.

Minutes of Meetings of the National Security Council: Second Supplement. Frederick, MD: Univer- sity Publications of America, 1989. [35mm microfilm (3 reels) with printed guide.]

See Minutes of Meetings of the National Security Council,. With Special Advisory Reports.

Minutes of Telephone Conversations of John Foster Dulles and of Christian Herter. The Papers of John Foster Dulles and of Christian A. Herter, 1953-1961. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1980. [35mm microfilm (11 reels) with printed guide.]

This collections covers the minutes of most telephone conversations between the President and secretaries of state Dulles and Herte.

The National Liberation Front. Unit 5 The History of the Vietnam War. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Information Services, 1991. [1,126 microfiche with printed guide.]

This collection contains information on the organization, internal administration, programs, and fate.

The Nixon and Ford Administrations (1969-1977). Part 4 Public Statements by the Secretaries of Defense. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (25 reels) with printed guide.]

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Includes press conferences, background briefings, press statements, speeches, official testimony, interviews, and supporting documentation related to military affairs, national security, and foreign relations.

OfJicial Inventories of Papers and Other Historical Materials of the Nixon White House. Part 1 Papers of the Nixon White House. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. [98 microfiche with printed guide.]

This is a collection of all the findings aids to all the Nixon presidential files. Each inventory contains a scope-and-content note, an organizational or biographic note, and a box-by-box, folder-by-folder description of the papers in each file.

Political Settlement Efforts During the Vietnam War. Unit 4 The History of the Vietnam War. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Information Services, 1991. 623 microfiche with printed guide.]

This collection contains information on negotiations including transcripts of the Paris Peace Talks and evaluations of the Paris Agreement.

Postwar Japan, Korea, and Southeast Asia. Part 2 OSSiState Department Intelligence and Research Reports. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1977. [35mm microfilm (6 reels) with printed guide.]


President Eisenhower’s Meetings With Legislative Leaders, 1953-1961. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1986. [35mm microfilm (2 reels) with printed guide.]

These reels contain summaries of the meetings between President Eisenhower and congressional leaders. The Vice President, White House staff, cabinet officers, and various executive department officials were often in attendance as well.

President’s Meeting File, 1969-1974. Part 2 Papers of the Nixon White House. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987 [260 microfiche with printed guide.]

This file consists of memoranda describing the many official meetings between President Nixon, key political figures, and members of his administration. The memoranda were written by White House staff members in attendance at the meetings.

The President’s Of$ce Files. Series A: Documents Annotated by the President, 1969-1974. Part 6 Papers of the Nixon White House. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1990? [370 microfiche with printed guide.]

This includes memoranda, correspondence, news clippings, and reports with Nixon’s handwritten notes regarding the various subjects.

The President’s Office Files. Series B: Daily News Summaries Annotated by the President, 1969-1973. Part 6 Papers of the Nixon White House. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 198?. [244 microfiche with printed guide.]

This is a collection of all the daily news summaries on which Nixon made handwritten notes.

President’s Personal Files, 1969-1974. Part 7 Papers of the Nixon White House. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1992. [548 microfiche with printed guide.]

Organized into three subfiles: the President’s Speech file, the Name/Subject File, and Memo- randa from the President file. These files cover transcripts and drafts of speeches, correspondence, notes, memoranda, and outgoing and incoming correspondence.

President Kennedy and the Press (1961-1963). Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982. [35mm microfilm (20 reels) with printed guide.]

Includes the daily briefing by Pierre Salinger to the White House press corps, official White House news releases, briefing papers, and transcripts of presidential press conferences.


Progress Reports on Pacification in South Vietnam, 1965-1973 Part 3 Records of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1990. [35mm microfilm (12 reels) with printed guide.]

Covers village pacification efforts including MACV Monthly Report of Rural Reconstruction Progress and Population and Area Control (July 1965-January 1966); MACV Monthly Report of Revolutionary Development Progress and Population and Area Control (February-December 1966); MACV Monthly Report of Revolutionary Development Progress and Population and Area Control: HES (January-August 1967); MACV Monthly Pacification Status Report: HES (September 1967-January 1970); and MACV Monthly Pacification Status Report: HES/70 (and HES/71; February 1970-January 1973).

The Republic of Vietnam. Unit 7 History of the Vietnam War. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Information Services, 1992. [654 microfiche with printed guide.]

Collection contains material from 1956-1975 and is arranged topically. Also has a history file on the French colonial period.

Southeast Asia, 1944-1958. Conjidential U.S. State Department Special Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1989. [35mm microfilm (39 reels) with printed guide.]

This collection presents a detailed look at American relations with Southeast Asia between 1944 and 1958. Coverage is from National Archives, Record Group 59, “Lot File” numbers 54-D-190,55-D-480,58-D-266,59-D-630, and 63-D-3. The five Special Files covered are: Records of the Philippine and Southeast Asian Division, 1944-1952; Records of the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs Relating to Southeast Asia and the Geneva Conference, 1954; Records of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs, 1954-1956; Records of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Cambodia and Vietnam), 1953-1958; and Records of the Office of Southeast Asian Affairs (Laos), 1952-1958.

Special Correspondence, Speech, Legislative, and Press Conference Files. Part 1 President John F. Kennedy’s Of$ce Files, 1961-1963. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1989. [35mm microfilm (23 reels) with printed guide.]

This substantial collection includes letters and memoranda, speeches, and press conference transcripts as well as legislative files. Mostly unofficial in nature, personal feelings, thoughts, advice, and handwritten speech changes are contained in these files.

Staff Memoranda File. Part 2 President John F. Kennedy’s Office Files, 1961-1963. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1989. [35mm microfilm (9 reels) with printed guide.]

This collection comprises internal communcations between Kennedy and the White House staff and is arranged alphabetically by name.

Strategy and Assessment of the War. Unit 1 The History of the Vietnam War. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Information Services, 1988. [ 1,132 microfiche with printed guide.]

This collection contains contemporary statements by the leadership in Saigon, Hanoi, Wash- ington and other Allied capitals, Peking, Moscow and Tokyo.

A Study of Strategic Lessons Learned in Vietnam. Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 1991. [35mm microfilm (3 reels) with printed guide.]

In the 1970s the Defense Logistics Agency requested an in-depth analysis of the war to record the lessons learned. This was originally printed as a nine-volume set with the following titles: The Enemy, South Vietnam, U.S. Foreign Policy and Vietnam, 1945-1975, U.S. Domestic Factors Influencing Vietnam War Policy Making, Planning the War, Conduct of the War (Bk. 1, Operational Analyses: Bk. 2, Functional Analyses), The Soldier, Results of the War, and the Omnibus Executive Summary.

Subjects File. Part 4 President John F. Kennedy’s OfJice Files, 1961-1963. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1989. [35mm microfilm (14 reels) with printed guide.]

Files cover a wide variety of topics including documents relating to nongovernment organizations.

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III Marine Amphibious Force Command Histories, 1964-1971. Part 2 Records of the U.S. Marine Corps in the Vietnam War. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1990. [35mm microfilm (30 reels) with printed guide.]

The III Marine Amphibious Force was in command ofall Marine units in I Corps Tactical Zone. These command histories cover their land, sea, air, combat, and village pacification efforts.

Topical History of the Vietnam War. Unit 3 The Histoty of the Vietnam War. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI Research Information Services, 1990. [ 1,650 microfiche with printed guide.]

The collection is organized into 15 specialized sections: Allied War Participants, Anti-War Activity, Insurgency Warfare, Legal and Legislative, Literature of the War, POW/MIA, Press, Public Opinion, Refugees & Civilian Casualties, Statistical Data, Technology, U.S. Economy & the War, Veterans, War Atrocities. and War Participant Interviews.]

Transcripts and Files of the Paris Peace Talks on Vietnam, 1968-1973. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982. [35mm microfilm (12 reels) with printed guide.]

These are the verbatim transcripts and files documenting the negotiations that took place during the Paris Peace Talks.

The Truman Administration (1947-1953). Part 1 Public Statements by the Secretaries of Defense. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (6 reels) with printed guide.]


U.S. Army Btrild-up arIdActivities in South Vietnam, 1965-1972. Frederick, MD: University Publica- tions of America, 1990. [35mm microfilm (29 reels) with printed guide.]

Filmed from the holdings of the U.S. Army Military History Institute, these two series Arm) Build-Up Progress Report (August 1965-March 1969) and the U.S. Almy Activities Report: Southeast Asia were written weekly to provide the Secretary of the Army with up-to-date information on the army’s Southeast Asia operations.

United States-Vietnam Relations, 1945-1967: Study Prepared by the Department of Defense (“The Pentagon Papers”). Wilmington, DE: Scholarly Resources Inc., 1991. [35mm microfilm (6 reels) with printed guide.]

This is a reproduction of the 12-volume (24-book) history of the U.S. involvement in the war produced by the Defense Department for the House of Representatives Committee on Armed Services.

Vietnam: A Documentary Collection, Records of the Westmoreland v. CBS Case. New York: Clearwater Publishing Co., 1985. [l,OlO microfiche, Index by Schneir. Walter ed. Westmoreland u. CBS: Guide to the Micro&he Collection, 1987.1

This trial resulted in over 80,000 pages of declassified records of the CIA. Defense and State Departments, and Joint Chiefs of Staff as well as depositions, affidavits. and internal CBS memos being made available for public review. Military strategy, results of specific battles. and communication between Washington and field commanders are among some the reports which were declassified.

Vietnam and Southeast Asia, 1946-1976. CIA Research Reports. Frederick, MD: University Publica- tions of America, 1983. [35mm microfiche (7 reels) with printed guide.]

Includes CIA staff evaluations of most of the important issues of the period beginning before Dien Bien Phu. These evaluations include periodic efforts to read enemy intentions and assess damages as well as look at events in Cambodia, Thailand and Laos.

Vietnam and Sorrtherrst Asia, Supplement. CIA Research Reports. Frederick. MD: University Publications of America, 1986. [35mm microfilm (6 reels) with printed guide.1

Contains reports from South Vietnam. the Tet Offensive, enemy troop strengths. Cambodia. Laos, and North Vietnam as well as American prisoner of war and MIA issues.


Vietnam and Southeast Asia, 1960-1980. Foreign Nations: The Special Studies Series. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1982. [35mm microfilm (13 reels) with printed guide.]

The authors of the special study series are associated with research facilities such as the Army War College, National Defense University, Strategic Studies Institute, etc., and topics include the U.S. military’s herbicide program, political and economic effects of the bombing of North Vietnam, rural pacification, Vietnamization, and more.

Vietnam Documents and Research Notes Series: Translation and Analysis of SigniJcant Viet Congl North Vietnamese Documents. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 199?. [35mm microfilm (6 reels) with printed guide.]

These are translations of captured North Vietnamese and Viet Cong documents covering political and military reports, treatises, resolutions, directives, and program descriptions. Also included are documents from the North Vietnamese domestic wire service.

Vietnam: Lessons Learned. Part 2 U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam,1954-1975. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (8 reels) with printed guide.]

A look at strategic lessons learned, this is a compilation of the U.S. Army’s Vietnam Strrd- ies series.

Vietnam: National Security Files, 1961-1963. The John F. Kennedy National Security Files. Freder- ick, MD: University Publications of America, 1988. [35mm microfilm (7 reels) with printed guide.]

Files include information on the assassination of Diem, the Gulf of Tonkin incident, bombing attacks against North Vietnam, the Tet Offensive, “pacification” and “Vietnamization”

Vietnam: National Security Files, November 1963-Jane 1965. The Lyndon B. Johnson National Security Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1985. [35mm microfilm (17 reels) with printed guide.]

These files provide important White House files on national security and international relations. The different types of materials covered include cable traffic between Washington and embassies or missions abroad; memoranda of conversations between U.S. and foreign officials; intelligence reports assessing critical foreign policy issues and more.

Vietnam: Reports of U.S. Army Operations. Part 3 U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam, 1954-197.5. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (5 reels) with printed guide.]

This is a compilation of many of the after-action reports that were written after combat operations to provide detailed accounts of those operations.

Vietnam Special Subjects: National Security Files, 1963-1969. The Lyndon B. Johnson National Security Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. [35mm microfilm (36 reels) with printed guide.]

These files include special reports, studies and political and military development analyses.

Vietnam, The Media, and Public Support for the War. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1986 [35mm microfilm (11 reels) with printed guide.]

Filmed from the holdings of the Lyndon B. Johnson Library, this collection includes memos, correspondence, speeches, press conferences, press clippings, and more. The emphasis in on public opinion and the media’s portrayal of the war.

Vietnam: U.S. Army Senior OfJicer DebrieJng Reports. Part 4 U.S. Armed Forces in Vietnam. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1983. [35mm microfilm (4 reels) with printed guide.]

The impression of many Army officers in key commands were recorded through their debriefing reports. Issues include topics such as troop morale and the success of failure of various strategies.

The War in Vietnam: Classified Histories by the National Security Council. Frederick, MD: Univer- sity Publications of America, 1981. [35mm microfilm (8 reels) with printed guide.]

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Included in these histories are White House Situation Reports, papers of the Vietnam Advisory Group, reports from General Westmoreland, briefing from U.S. ambassadors to Vietnam, communications of the President with Vietnamese leaders, and messages between U.S.military headquarters and troop commanders in Vietnam.

The War in Vietnam: Papers of William C. Westmoreland, Part 1: History, Statements, and Clippings Files. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 199?. [35mm microfilm (25 reels) with printed guide.]

The papers of General Westmoreland reflect his experiences and service as both head of MACV (Military Assistance Command, Vietnam) and Army Chief of Staff. These include correspondence, memoranda, cables, and reports.

The War in Vietnam, 1954-1973, MACV Historical OfJice Documentary Collection. Part 1 Records of the Military Assistance Command Vietnam. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1989. [3Smm microfilm (48 reels) with printed guide.]

Included are reports, studies, and correspondence covering intelligence, information, science assistance, and logistics information, which were maintained by the MACV Command Histori- an’s Office.

White House Aides Series A: Ofjce Files of Marvin Watson. Part 2 Political Activities of the Johnson White House, 1963-1969. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. [35mm (20 reels) microfilm with printed guide.]

These are the files of Marvin Watson who served as special assistant to the President and White House administrative chief of staff.

The White House and Executive Departments. Part 1 The John F. Kennedy Presidentiul Oral History Collection. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1988. [35mm microfilm (12 reels) or 250 microfiche, with printed guide].

A substantial collection of oral histories including interviews with White House staff members and cabinet officials.

The White House and Executive Departments. Part 1 Oral Histories of the Johnson Administration. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1988. [35mm microfilm (18 reels) or 347 microfiche, with printed guide].

A substantial collection of oral histories including interviews with White House staff members and cabinet officials.

White House Central and Confidential Files. Part 1 Political Activities of the Johnson White House, 1963-1969. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1987. [35mm microfilm (47 reels) with printed guide.]

These files include internal memoranda, working papers, and important correspondence.

The White House Correspondence and Memoranda Series. The Papers of John Foster Dulles and of Christian A. Herter, 1953-1961. Frederick, MD: University Publications of America, 1986. [35mm microfilm (9 reels) with printed guide.

This contains official communications between the State Department and the White House from 1953-1961. Also included are cabinet briefings, official memoranda, working papers, and State Department drafts and comments of presidential speeches and correspondence.

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