These publications include facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, and foreign relations of independent states, some dependencies, and areas of special sovereignty. There are archives of these back to 1990.
This project includes digitized versions of significant historic texts from 17th-20th centuries. Nineteenth century materials include U.S. Statutes on Native Americans, Fugitive Slaves and Slavery. Materials from the 20th century include many WWII documents including American foreign policy 1941-49 , Nuremburg Trials and other primary source materials. Additional volumes from the International Military Tribunal, Nuremburg are available from the Nizkor Project, a large archive of Holocaust materials.
This site links to essays as well as digitized documents dealing with the cold war period. There are specific guides to materials dealing with such events as the Warsaw Pact, Cuban Missile Crisis, and Soviet Invasion of Afganistan.
The Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) is a selection of primary source materials dealing with diplomatic relations between the United States and the World. The majority of materials that can be found in these volumes was previously classified. This often includes the personal correspondence between governments.
The Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) is a selection of primary source materials dealing with diplomatic relations between the United States and the World. The majority of materials that can be found in these volumes was previously classified. This often includes the personal correspondence between governments.
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