By: Rhiannon Roberts The Korean War officially ended on July 27, 1953 with an armistice agreement signed by Lt. Gen. William Harrison Jr., Representative of the United Nations; and Gen. Nam II, Representative for the People’s Republic of China and North Korea. While the world had waited with bated breath for some reprieve from the … Continue reading Armistice Agreement Rough Draft 1952-Korean War
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"Introducing Miss Hostile Mortar Locating Equipment – Miss KQP-1 to her friends – she aims to please!"
by Ms Sarah Anderson The photo was found tucked away in a folder describing the U.S. Army-Marine Corps Steering Group requirements for hostile mortar locating equipment for use in South Vietnam. Miss Hostile Mortar According to the report, during World War II and Korea "hostile mortars caused a greater percentage of casualties that any other … Continue reading "Introducing Miss Hostile Mortar Locating Equipment – Miss KQP-1 to her friends – she aims to please!"
Note by the Executive Secretary for North Atlantic Council 1951
Today's post comes to us from NDC blogger Neil Carmichael. Thank you Ms. Anderson for finding this great document this morning. This declassified document needs no introduction. The document can be found in Record Group 43 within the Council of Foreign Minsters: General Records, ca. 1945-1955, box 290. The Record Entry 617693 and ARC ID 1488684. NATO … Continue reading Note by the Executive Secretary for North Atlantic Council 1951
Lionel Hampton, Jazz legend and President’s “Ambassador of Goodwill”
by Mr. James Carroll IEA Area Subject Files (RG 306 U.S. Information Agency – Record Entry ID: HS1-65869038. Finding Aid: UD-2010 44). Records that have been recently declassified include cultural presentations, fairs, expositions, and educational and cultural exchanges. While recently processing declassified materials at the National Archives, College Park location, I came across some fascinating … Continue reading Lionel Hampton, Jazz legend and President’s “Ambassador of Goodwill”
Nobel Prize winning scientists associated with the Manhattan Project.
by Ms. Rania Mahmoud Patent records (RG 326 - Records of the Atomic Energy Commission, Office of the General Counsel: Subject File Relating to Patents, 1942-1965, Entry A1 66) that have recently been declassified include signed original documents by several renowned Nobel Prize-winning scientists associated with the Manhattan Project. These AEC records from the 1940’s … Continue reading Nobel Prize winning scientists associated with the Manhattan Project.
Project 1794 Documents in ARC
By Michael Rhodes Last year, the National Declassification Center released, scanned, and posted several pages from declassified U.S. Air Force reports. Digital copies of those same documents are now available, in full, on the National Archives Archival Research Catalog (ARC) [http://www.archives.gov/research/arc/] Project 1794 Final Development Summary Report, 06/1956 [ARC ID 6920770] Program Planning Report, Project … Continue reading Project 1794 Documents in ARC
Rickover and the Whale
By Ms. Brewer Thompson While going through boxes of documents for declassification, we occasionally come across things that are interesting, though unclassified. This comes from Record Group 326: Atomic Energy Commission, entry P 14-B, Subject Files of John McCone, Chairman; box 20 folder 3, O & M 2-2 R Correspondence with Individuals "RICKOVER". It is … Continue reading Rickover and the Whale
A Mysterious Medal
I want to thank NDC staffer Stephanie Coon for her discovering these records and writing the following article. Inside a box of recently declassified records related to awards presented to foreign nationals, the NDC discovered a certificate and medal for Exceptional Service presented by the United States Air Force to Dr. Cristjo Cristofv, in recognition of his … Continue reading A Mysterious Medal
How to Build a FLYING SAUCER
Aero 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 a … Continue reading How to Build a FLYING SAUCER
Records Relating to Civil Disturbances, 1968
Records Relating to Civil Disturbances, 1968 (RG 319 A1 1695; NND 57082; 1 box) By Dr. Trichita Chestnut Forty-four years ago on April 4, 1968, civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel in Memphis, TN. Despite appeals for peace, race riots … Continue reading Records Relating to Civil Disturbances, 1968