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Description: Provides full-text access to over 500,000 pages of previously classified government documents. Covering major post-World War II era international events from the Cold War to the Vietnam War and beyond, this source enables users to locate a selection of US government documents from the Central Intelligence Agency, the State Department, the Department of Defense, the National Security Council, the White House, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as many other government agencies. The documents range in size and scope from telegrams, correspondence, and unevaluated field reports, to lengthy background studies and detailed minutes of cabinet-level meetings.

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Coverage: c.1950-present

Subject(s)
Government Documents
History, Genealogy & Archives
Military Science & National Security
Politics & Government
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America : History and Life
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Related Links
CIA Electronic Reading Room
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Other Related Links:
POW/MIA Database (Library of Congress, Federal Research Division)
U.S. Department of Defense. Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
U.S.- Russia Joint Commission on POWs and MIAs

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