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The Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity.

Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation Authority and Responsibilities Members Charter of the Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation Meeting Notes December …

Harry S. Truman Administration (1945–1953) Note: The volumes listed below contain at least one document from the period of this presidential administration; view and search within the available …

Home Historical Documents Foreign Relations of the United States, 1961–1963, Volume XI, Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath Cuban Missile Crisis and Aftermath

Home Historical Documents Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume XVII, China, 1969–1972

Mar 24, 2015 · Part II: Negotiating Responsible Historical Transparency, 1920s to Early 2000s Chapter 6: “The Necessary Limitations Upon Open Diplomacy,” 1920–1945 Chapter 7: “Out of the Frying Pan …

Home Historical Documents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford Administrations (1969–1977)

Home Historical Documents Foreign Relations of the United States, Diplomatic Papers, The Conferences at Cairo and Tehran, 1943

This chapter also describes the growing concern about the possible risks of historical transparency among foreign governments and U.S. diplomats, culminating with Franklin Roosevelt’s intervention to …