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THEAMERASIAAFFAIR:CHINAAND
POSTWARANTI-COMMUNISTFERVOR
Source
FBI Library
Period
1945-1973
Content
14,092 images
AMERICA INPROTEST:RECORDSOF
ANTI-VIETNAMWARORGANIZATIONS -
VIETNAMVETERANSAGAINSTTHEWAR
Source
FBI Library
Period
1967-1975
Content
20,117 images
TheAmerasiaAffairwas the firstof thegreat spycasesof thepostwarera.UnlikeAlgerHissor the
Rosenberg cases, it didnot lead toanepic courtroom confrontationor imprisonment or execution
of anyof theprincipals. TheAmerasiaAffair sheds light not onlyondebateas towho "lost"China,
Soviet espionage,McCarthyism, and the loyalty program, but also on the bureaucratic intricacies
of anti-communism inWashington.
TheVietnamVeteransAgainst theWar (VVAW) started in 1967withsixVietnamveteransmarching
for peace in New York City. The purpose of the organization was to give voice to the returning
servicemenwhoopposed theon-goingwar inSoutheastAsia. From six soldiers in 1967, the ranks
of themembershipeventuallygrew toover 30,000. Thispublicationconsistsof FBI reportsdealing
witheveryaspectofantiwarworkcarriedoutbytheVVAW. Thecollectionalso includessurveillance
on a variety of other antiwar groups and individuals, with an emphasis on student groups and
Communist organizations.
OriginalMicroformTitle:America inProtest:RecordsofAnti-VietnamWarOrganizations,Part1:Vietnam
VeteransAgainst theWar, 1968-1975
