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Archive for 'Special Projects'How to Build a FLYING SAUCERAero Sys Div, 1969 (RG 342 UD-UP 138; NND 63253; Boxes 35 and 58) By Michael Rhodes Recently declassified records from the Aeronautical Systems Division, USAF (RG 342 – Records of United States Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations) reveal some surprising, perhaps never-before-seen images: The above illustration was discovered in the pages of [...] Posted by ncarmichael on September 20, 2012, under New Openings, Special Projects. Help Transcribe Records Related to the Katyn Forest MassacreTwenty records related to the Katyn Forest Massacre are now available on the National Archives Transcription Pilot Project. Help transcribe telegrams, messages, letters and reports, including handwritten script. Your efforts help improve the accessibility of the records. For more information on how to get started, check out the Transcription Tips. Learn more about the Katyn [...] Posted by Don on September 12, 2012, under Special Projects. Katyn Forest Massacre ProjectThe National Declassification Center (NDC) led a multi-agency project to identify and review for declassification records relating the Katyn Forest Massacre. This effort resulted in the release of more than 1000 new pages of material not previously released to the public. The opening was announced on September 10, 2012 during an event at The Capitol Visitors [...] Posted by Don on September 11, 2012, under Special Projects. Cuban Missile CrisisBy Ms. Jenny Namsiriwan Crabb The National Archives has numerous gems in its collection. We are discovering more of them as we continue our work in the National Declassification Center. I discovered one such gem as I was working with a project regarding the Cuban Missile Crisis in February 2012. The collection in its entirety [...] Posted by ncarmichael on April 3, 2012, under Special Projects. Berlin Crisis Video on C-SpanOn October 27, 2011, the National Declassification Center held a one-day conference on the Berlin Crisis of 1961. The conference focused on events leading up to and following the Vienna summit between Khrushchev and Kennedy, the height of tension during August with the construction of the wall and the eventual standoff between the U.S. Army’s Berlin Brigade [...] Posted by ncarmichael on January 20, 2012, under NDC Communication, Special Projects. Berlin Crisis of 1961 Conference: “Building the Wall, From Vienna to Checkpoint Charlie”The autumn of 2011 marks the 50th anniversary of the political crisis that resulted in the erection of the Berlin Wall and created a divided city for 28 years. The National Declassification Center of the National Archives and Records Administration and the Historical Publications Office of the Central Intelligence Agency have partnered together to publish [...] Posted by ncarmichael on August 22, 2011, under New Openings, Special Projects. The Real Pentagon PapersThe pending release of the Report of the OSD Vietnam Task Force (aka the Pentagon Papers) has brought forth the question of relevancy. After all the Papers were made public 40 years ago, right? What’s the big deal? The fact of the matter is that no one, outside the people properly cleared to view Top [...] Posted by Alex Daverede on May 26, 2011, under Special Projects. Pentagon Papers ReleaseNARA is planning a digital/textual release of the Pentagon Papers for the week of June 13, 2011. This simultaneous release will be conducted by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, the Lyndon B. Johnson Presidential Library, the Richard M. Nixon Presidential Library, and the National Declassification Center at College Park. Posted by Alex Daverede on May 12, 2011, under Special Projects. Pentagon Papers Project UpdateI want to update everyone on our progress on this project with the great news that the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) has declassified the information of interest to them in the Report of the Vietnam Study Task Force. Since the Report was an OSD product, they retained considerable interest in every volume [...] Posted by Alex Daverede on March 28, 2011, under Special Projects. Pentagon Papers ProjectIn a follow on to the announcement that the NDC Director Sheryl J. Shenberger made in her Second Bi-Annual Report, I am presenting an outline of the Pentagon Paper Project. A Short History There is a considerable body of literature that discusses what came to be known as the Pentagon Papers, so I will not [...] Posted by Alex Daverede on February 14, 2011, under Special Projects. |
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