The National Archives National Declassification Center (NDC) has issued its seventh biannual Report on Operations of the National Declassification Center, covering January 1 through June 30, 2013. The report is online [www.archives.gov/declassification/ndc/reports]. Since its inception in January, 2010, the NDC has assessed the 357-million-page classified records backlog at the National Archives and completed equity referral … Continue reading National Declassification Center Releases its Seventh Report
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The Correspondence of Curtis Lemay
The Correspondence of Curtis Lemay By: Rhiannon Roberts While stationed at Offutt AFB, Nebraska; Lt. Gen. Curtis Lemay coordinated the Korean War effort through diligent command of the SAC or Strategic Air Command; the founding of this particular organization was to support bomber aircraft with nuclear capabilities. The following correspondence is from Lt. Gen. Lemay … Continue reading The Correspondence of Curtis Lemay
National Declassification Center Releases its Sixth Bi-annual Progress Report
The NDC is pleased to release its Sixth Bi-annual status report. http://www.archives.gov/declassification/ndc/reports/2012-biannual-july-december.pdf This report details the progress made since January 2010 in meeting the President’s December 29, 2009 charge to eliminate the approximately 400 million page back log of reviewed, but not publicly available records at NARA. The report specifically focuses on progress made during the second … Continue reading National Declassification Center Releases its Sixth Bi-annual Progress Report
New Web Home for NDC New Releases and Bi-Annual Reports
The National Archives recently developed a new web portal for declassification information. As a result some of the links in older blog posts to released entries and bi-annual reports are not working correctly. The new portal provides centralized pages for all new releases and reports. You may access these by clicking the links below. New … Continue reading New Web Home for NDC New Releases and Bi-Annual Reports
NDC Releases its Fifth Bi-annual Report
The NDC is pleased to release its Fifth Bi-annual status report. http://www.archives.gov/declassification/ndc/reports/2012-biannual-january1-june30.pdf This report details the progress made since January 2010 in meeting the President’s December 29, 2009 charge to eliminate the approximately 400 million page back log of reviewed, but not publicly available records at NARA. The report specifically focuses on progress made during … Continue reading NDC Releases its Fifth Bi-annual Report
National Declassification Center Processes…Explained
Recently, there has been some discussion and confusion about steps the National Declassification Center (NDC) is taking to meet the Presidents goal to permit public access to all declassified records from this backlog no later than December 31, 2013. The Fourth Bi-annual Report indicates that of the approximately 400 million pages believed to be in … Continue reading National Declassification Center Processes…Explained
National Declassification Center Releases its Fourth Bi-Annual Report
The NDC is pleased to release its Fourth Bi-Annual status report. This report details the progress made since January 2010 in meeting the President’s December 29, 2009 charge to eliminate the approximately 400 million page back log of reviewed, but not publicly available records at NARA. The report specifically focuses on progress made during the … Continue reading National Declassification Center Releases its Fourth Bi-Annual Report
Third Question and Answer from the Forum
When will the Defense Department files (Joint Staff) for issues regarding terrorism in Western Europe; East German military relations with the Arab states, the Palestinian Liberation Organization, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and the states of Syria and Iraq be declassified for the period of the late 1960s to 1981 or so? … Continue reading Third Question and Answer from the Forum
Second Question and Answer from the Forum
At the June 2010 public forum, Archives official Michael Kurtz stated that one percent of the five million pages of JFK assassination records is still withheld and that these records will be processed by the National Declassification Center as it tries to clear the backlog by the end of 2013. In light of the public interest in … Continue reading Second Question and Answer from the Forum
Unanswered Questions from the Forum
There were several questions that were submitted for the public forum, but not answered as we ran out of time. Over the next several days, I will post questions and provide answers from forum participants. As always, follow-on comments are welcome! The first question and answer follows: I am concerned that the declassification of State … Continue reading Unanswered Questions from the Forum