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19THCENTURYENGLISH-LANGUAGE
JOURNALSFROMTHEFAREAST
Source
National LibraryofChinaPress
Period
1817-1901
Content
14,094 images
AMBASSADORGRAHAMMARTINAND
THESAIGONEMBASSY'SBACKCHANNEL
COMMUNICATIONFILES,1963-1975
Source
GeraldR. FordPresidential Library
Period
1963-1975 (bulk 1969-1975)
Content
6,445 images
AcollectionofsixrareEnglish-language journals, fiveofwhichwerefoundedbyWesternmissionaries
intheFarEast inthe19thcentury, coveringawiderangeoftopicssuchasEast-Westcommunication,
Christianity inChinaandotherpartsofAsia,andChina’spolitical,economic,andcultural landscape.
The titles includeTheChinaReview:orNotesandQuerieson theFarEast (1872-1901); Indo-Chinese
Gleaner (1817-1822); CantonMiscellany (1831); Chinese Miscellany (1845-1850); The Chinese and
JapaneseRepositoryofFactsandEvents inScience,History, andArt,Relating toEasternAsia (1863-
1865); andNotes andQueriesonChinaand Japan (1867-1870).
Thebulkof thematerials in this collectionare "backchannel" cablesbetween theU.S. ambassadors
inSaigonand thePresident’snational securityadvisers regarding thesituation inSouthVietnamor
thepeacenegotiations. Inaddition, therearestraightStateDepartmentcables,usuallybetweenthe
SecretaryofStateandtheU.S.ambassador inSaigon; talkingpointsprepared formeetingsbetween
the ambassador and SouthVietnameseofficials,mainlyPresidentNguyenVan Thieu; reports and
memoranda of conversations of those meetings; drafts of speeches and proposed agreements
preparedbyboth sides;military situation reports; and intelligence reports.
Original Microform Title: Gerald R. Ford and Foreign Affairs, Part 1: National Security Advisor's Files,
Section3: SaigonEmbassyFiles fromAmbassadorGrahamMartin
