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Asian Studies: Vietnam War
Ambassador Graham Martin and
the Saigon Embassy's Back Channel
Communication Files, 1963-1975
Source
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
Period
1963-1975 (bulk 1969-1975)
Content
6,445 images
Product Number
266326
Product Code
GDSC-70
The bulk of the materials in this collection are "backchannel" cables between the U.S.
ambassadors in Saigon and the President’s national security advisers regarding the situation
in South Vietnam or the peace negotiations. In addition, there are straight State Department
cables, usually between the Secretary of State and the U.S. ambassador in Saigon; talking
points prepared formeetings between the ambassador and South Vietnamese officials, mainly
President Nguyen Van Thieu; reports and memoranda of conversations of those meetings;
drafts of speeches and proposed agreements prepared by both sides; military situation
reports; and intelligence reports.
Original Microform Title: Gerald R. Ford and Foreign Affairs, Part 1: National Security Advisor's Files,
Section 3: Saigon Embassy Files from Ambassador Graham Martin
America in Protest: Records of Anti-
VietnamWar organizations - Vietnam
Veterans Against the War
Source
FBI Library
Period
1967-1975
Content
20,117 images
Product Number
261346
Product Code
GDSC-45
The Vietnam Veterans Against the War (VVAW) started in 1967 with six Vietnam veterans
marching for peace in New York City. The purpose of the organization was to give voice to the
returning servicemen who opposed the on-going war in Southeast Asia. From six soldiers in
1967, the ranks of the membership eventually grew to over 30,000. This publication consists
of FBI reports dealing with every aspect of antiwar work carried out by the VVAW. The
collection also includes surveillance on a variety of other antiwar groups and individuals,
with an emphasis on student groups and Communist organizations.
Original MicroformTitle: America in Protest: Records of Anti-VietnamWar Organizations, Part 1: Vietnam
Veterans Against the War, 1968-1975