| There are 10 Files for this series in AAD : |
| Electronic Telegrams, 1/1/1973 - 12/31/1973
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| Electronic Withdrawal Cards, 1973 ? - 12/1973
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| Electronic Telegrams, 1/1/1974 - 12/31/1974
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| Electronic Withdrawal Cards, 1/1974 - 12/1974
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| P-Reel Index, 1/1974 - 12/1974
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| P-Reel Index Withdrawal Cards, 1/1974 - 12/1974
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| Electronic Telegrams, 1/1/1975 - 12/31/1975
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| Electronic Telegrams Withdrawal Cards, 1/1/1975 - 12/31/1975
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| P-Reel Index, 1/1/1975 - 12/31/1975
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| P-Reel Index Withdrawal Cards, 1/1/1975 - 12/31/1975
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| Title: |
Central Foreign Policy Files, created, 7/1/1973 - 12/31/1975,
documenting the period 7/1/1973 ? - 12/31/1975 |
| Creator: |
Department of State. (Most Recent)
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| Type of Archival Materials: |
Data Files
Textual Records |
| Level of Description: |
Series from Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State |
| Other Titles: |
State Department Cables
State Department Telegrams |
| Location: |
Electronic and Special Media Records Services Division (NWME), National Archives at College Park, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park, MD 20740-6001 PHONE: 301-837-0470, FAX: 301-837-3681, EMAIL: cer@nara.gov |
| Inclusive Dates: |
7/1/1973 - 12/31/1975 |
| Coverage Dates: |
7/1/1973 ? - 12/31/1975 |
| Date Note: |
Although this series was created between July 1973 and December 1975, some documents dated prior to July 1, 1973 are also included. |
| Part of: |
Record Group 59: General Records of the Department of State |
| Arrangement: |
Arranged chronologically into one-year blocks and thereunder into subseries. Some of the airgrams are arranged alphabetically by Foreign Service post. The other airgrams, oversized enclosures to airgrams, microfilm, and microfilm printouts are arranged by real number and thereunder by frame number. |
| Function and Use: |
These records were used to facilitate the conduct of American foreign relations by the Secretary of State, American Ambassadors in foreign countries, and other employees of the Department of State. |
| Scope & Content Note: |
This series consists of telegrams, airgrams, memoranda, correspondence, reports, diplomatic notes, and related material. The materials relate to all aspects of American bilateral and multilateral foreign relations and routine administrative and operational activities of the Department of State and its Foreign Service posts.
The telegrams convey official information about policy proposals and implementation, program activities, or personnel and post operations between the Department and posts abroad.
After telegrams were transmitted, they were preserved in a central database that contained the text of telegrams and other written documents. Each text file record potentially contains the following types of information: concepts; date; drafter; original microfilm roll; who the telegram is from; office; subject; Traffic Analysis by Geography and Subject (TAGS); who the telegram is to; message number; and message.
The series also includes records which were not preserved in electronic form. These records include airgrams, memoranda, correspondence, reports, diplomatic notes, and related material that documented Department of State policies in the Central Foreign Policy Files. Also included were documents with national security-classifications such as Top Secret (TS), Restricted Data (RD), Formerly Restricted Data (FRD), or No Distribution (NODIS). An index to the airgrams and some of these records is also included in this series. The index potentially contains the following types of information to identify specific documents: concepts; date; document number; the original microfilm roll; from; subject; TAGS; and who the document was to.
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| Access Restrictions: |
Restricted - Partly. FOIA (b)(1) National Security. The data files consist of 104 classified files, 60 declassified but otherwise restricted files, and 91 unrestricted/unclassified files. The classified files are exempt from disclosure under FOIA (b)(1), FOIA (b)(3), and FOIA (b)(6). The declassified but otherwise restricted files are exempt from disclosure under FOIA (b)(3) and FOIA (b)(6). The microfilm reels are all restricted fully for FOIA (b)(1), FOIA (b)(3), and FOIA (b)(6). The paper records are restricted partly for FOIA (b)(1), FOIA (b)(3), and FOIA (b)(6). |
| General Note: |
These records are popularly known as the "State Department Cables" or the "State Department Telegrams".
The State Archiving System (SAS) was the official foreign policy database that housed the Central Foreign Policy Files at the Department of State. The agency maintained records of all official correspondence, communications, and documentation relating to conducting the foreign relations of the United States in SAS. The Automated Data System (ADS) is a predecessor name for the SAS.
Documents dated December 31, 1976 and earlier but microfilmed after 1976 are still with the Department of State although the indexing information on them may be part of this series. Please contact the Department of State's Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) office for access.
The telegrams on the Access to Archival Databases (AAD) include only unclassifed, unrestricted files which have been determined to be of permanent historical value.
This series is a successor to the following earlier series: "Subject-Numeric Files, 02/01/1963 - 06/30/1973" (ARC Identifier 580618), "Central Decimal Files, 1910 - 1963" (ARC Identifier 302021), "Numerical Files, 1906 - 1910" (ARC Identifier 654171), and "Minor Files, 1906-1910" (ARC identifier 656890).
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| Finding Aid Type: |
Technical Information
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| Finding Aid Source: |
NARA and the Department of State |
| Finding Aid Type: |
Index
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| Finding Aid Source: |
Department of State |
| Finding Aid Note: |
There is an electronic index to the non-electronic records in this series. |
| Variant Control Number(s): |
Master Location Register Number: UD 04D 17.
Master Location Register Number: UD 04D 18.
Master Location Register Number: UD 04D 19.
Declassification Project Number: NND 37238.
Declassification Project Number: NND 37239.
Declassification Project Number: NND 37446.
Declassification Project Number: NND 37458.
Master Location Register Number: UD 04D 17A.
Master Location Register Number: UD 04D 17B.
Master Location Register Number: UD 04D 17C. |
| Extent: |
650 linear feet
251 data files, 4 electronic documentation files, and 6 linear inches of paper documentation
4,038 reels of microfilm |
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