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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF ARGENTINA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 514; v. National Archives records group 59.
44 reel(s)
This collection contains the Department of State decimal file relating to the internal affairs of Argentina during the period from 1910 to 1929. Most of the records are instructions to and dispatches from United States diplomatic and consular officials in Argentina. Also included are notes between the Department of State and foreign diplomatic representatives in the United States, memoranda prepared by officials of the Department, and correspondence with officials of other government departments, private firms, and individuals. The largest group of records in the collection relate to the presidency, political parties, elections, relations between the central and provincial governments, and political conditions in general. Other sub-topics relating to Argentine internal affairs are Bolshevism, proceedings of the legislative branch of government, social matters, financial conditions, military affairs, naval affairs, colonization, immigration, mines and mining, petroleum, railroads, and the public press. The section on social matters includes material on race problems in Argentina, literature, fine art, and religion. The section on financial conditions deals with taxation, the monetary system, and banking. In the naval affairs section there are documents concerning the competitive increase in naval armaments between Argentina and Brazil, and a considerable number of records are devoted to the construction, updating, and deployment of Argentina's two American built battleships, the Rivadavia and the Moreno, both of which were launched in 1911.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Argentina, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. A complete list of the documents included is on the first two reels. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF BELGIUM, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1967.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 675; v. National Archives record group 59.
78 reel(s)
The microfilm contains dispatches sent to the Department of State by the American diplomatic representatives in Belgium for the years 1910-1929. The largest part of the material consists of weekly political reports dealing with current developments such as elections, cabinet changes, civil unrest, activities of political parties and trade unions, international negotiations, and Walloon-Flemish conflicts. Other dispatches deal with the royal family, the organization of government, the legislature and judiciary, public health, military and naval affairs, social matters, education, American relief for the war damaged areas, financial and economic statistics, labor relations, industry and agriculture, communication and transportation, and the press. There is also material relating to the situation in the Belgium Congo in this decimal file.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Belgium, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. It is also filmed at the beginning of the collection along with a complete list of the documents included in the collection. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF BOLIVIA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1966.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 644; v. National Archives record group 59.
33 reel(s)
This collection reflects the turbulence of political life in Bolivia between 1910 and 1929. Such themes as violent coups d'etat (especially the one in which a Liberal president Jose Guerra was superseded by a Republican Juan Savedra), military plots, the persecution of political opposition, and the exile of political opponents figure prominently in these decimal file records. Other subjects covered include presidential, parliamentary, and local elections, provincial revolts, rivalry between the Liberal and the Republican parties, cabinet changes, and constitutional amendments. The collection also provides information about the strength and attitudes of the Bolivian army, the activities of German officers and military instructors, and the build up of war material for the conflict with Paraguay over Chaco. Other records concern education, social affairs, labor conditions, wages and prices, strikes and lockouts, and American corporations in Bolivia.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Bolivia, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office and is filmed on reel one. Also on reel one and continuing on reel two is a complete list of documents included in the collection. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF BRAZIL, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 519; v. National Archives record group 59.
54 reel(s)
This decimal file contains material on the political situation in Brazil between 1910 and 1929. It covers presidential elections, rivalries between major political figures, army and navy revolts, provincial uprisings, and communist activities. The collection also provides information on the legislative and judicial branches of government, on constitutional and legal matters, and on the army and the navy. The records cover the financial situation of the Brazilian government and of the governments of individual Brazilian states, as well as information about loans, debts, and exchange rates. There is also information about the activities of American companies in Brazil and about the economic life of that country, especially the production of coffee and rubber and mining concessions.
A complete list of the documents included in the collection is on reels 1-3. A summary of reel contents is given in SPEC-R CD3026 .A522 1974 Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications, p. 64. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of States decimal classification system.
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Service. Catalog of national archives microfilm publications..
United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF BRITISH AFRICA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1964.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 583; v. National Archives record group 59.
33 reel(s)
The changing political situation in British South Africa (South Africa) is discussed in this Department of State decimal file. Other subjects treated are public safety, military affairs, industrial matters, economic conditions, communication, and transportation. The remaining records relate to internal affairs in other areas of British Africa such as Cape of Good Hope Colony (South Africa), Transvaal, Natal, Rhodesia, Basutoland (Lesotho), Bechuanaland (Botswana), British West Africa (Camaroons, Gambia, Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togoland), Nigeria, Gold Coast (Ghana), Sierre Leone, Gambia, British East Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, and Zanzibar), Uganda, Zanzibar, British Somaliland (Somalia), and Nyasaland (Malawi).
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of British Africa, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. The guide and a complete list of the documents included are on reel one. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF CENTRAL AMERICA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1967.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M672; v. National Archives record group 59.
16 reel(s)
Efforts to establish cooperation among Central American countries are documented in this Department of State decimal file. The majority of the papers in the collection are concerned with political matters such as the movement to organize a Central American Union, the maintenance of the Central American Court of Justice, the Conference of Presidents of Central American States held aboard the U.S.S. Tacoma in 1922, and the Conference of Central American States held in Washington, D.C., in 1923. The proposed Union of El Salvador and Honduras is discussed. Other cooperative efforts include reciprocal recognition of educational programs and of diplomats among the countries, cultural exchange, protection of copyrights, international railroads, and the development of air mail service.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Central America, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. The guide is also reproduced on the first reel preceding a complete list of the contents of the collection. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF CHILE, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 487; v. National Archives record group 59.
40 reel(s)
The largest single group of records reproduced in this Department of Sate decimal file relates to Chilean political affairs. Many records concern arbitration of the dispute with Peru over Tacna and Arica. There are reports on presidential elections and other political affairs. Other subjects relate to Chilean internal affairs such as military education, visits of Chilean war vessels to foreign ports, financial conditions, agriculture, petroleum production, nitrate mining, and postal regulations
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Chile, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed preceding the documents. A complete list of the documents appears on reels 1-2. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF CHINA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1960.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 329; v. National Archives record group 59.
227 reel(s)
Internal political affairs discussed in this Department of State decimal file include the Revolution of 1911, the formation of the Republic of China, the power struggle that involved the Manchus, Sun Yat-sen, and Yuan Shih-K'ai, the overthrow of the Peking government, the restoration of the Nationalist government of Chiang Kai-shek, and the development of the Communist movement. Other documents pertain to the role of the United States, Japan, and western European countries in the economic affairs of China, importation and exportation of arms and ammunition, regulation and control of narcotics, provincial colleges, and universities, institutions operated by the United States government and religious organizations, and competition among foreign powers for railroad concessions.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of China, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. A complete list of the documents filmed comprise reels 1-8. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF CUBA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 488; v. National Archives record group 59.
99 reel(s)
Political adjustments in Cuba after the second United States intervention (1906-1909), the revolts of 1912, 1917, and 1924, the mission of United States General E.H. Crowder, and presidential elections are some of the subjects discussed in this Department of State decimal file. Other documents relate to Bolshevism, citizenship, regulation of arms, ammunition and explosives, sugar cultivation, mines and mining, and railroads. Three of the reels pertain to registration and infringement of trademarks, most of which belonged to American companies.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State relating to internal affairs of Cuba, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. A complete list of the contents precedes the filmed documents. They are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF EGYPT, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1964.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 571; v. National Archives record group 59.
31 reel(s)
Egypt's changing political situation, the British protectorate, political refugees and prisoners, riots, and conspiracies are discussed in the first reels of this Department of State decimal file. A lengthy group of records pertain to the Mixed Tribunals that had jurisdiction over Egyptians and foreigners. Another large group consists of clippings from the Egyptian press that were transmitted from the American minister in Cairo to the secretary of state. Other topics that relate to Egyptian internal affairs are government, education, agriculture, mining, canals, and archaeology.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Egypt, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. The guide is also filmed on the first reel preceding a complete list of documents included in the collections. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF EL SALVADOR, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1967.
National Archives microfilm publication. Microcopy no. M 658. National Archives record group 59.
22 reel(s)
The largest group of records reproduced in this Department of State decimal file concern presidential, parliamentary, and municipal elections, the question of the succession to the presidency, the proposed union of all Central American States, riots following demonetization of small silver currency, revolutionary movements, imposition of martial law, student political activities and riots, the convention for revising the Constitution, and relations between El Salvador and other Central American countries. Other records relate to the regulations governing shipment of arms and ammunition from the United States into El Salvador, port improvements and hydrographic surveys, reorganization of the National Guard, antireligious student activities, missionary activities, the Salvadoran Anti-Illiteracy Congress, coinage of Salvadoran money in the San Francisco and Philadelphia mints, and manufacturing concessions.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of El Salvador, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one along with a complete list of the documents in the collection. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF ETHIOPIA (ABYSSINIA), 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 411; v. National Archives record group 59.
4 reel(s)
The changing political situation in Ethiopia is the principal subject of the documents in this Department of State decimal file. Other records relate to petroleum exploitation and petroleum concessions, and to the proposed construction of the Lake Tsana Dam. There are also letters, memoranda and other papers that discuss Bolshevik activities, King Tafari and the royal family, the government of Ethiopia, military affairs, registration of commercial firms in Ethiopia, the banking monopoly by Bank of Abyssinia, the proposed Italian irrigation project on Wai Shebeli River, and postal service between Ethiopia and Italy as well as between Ethiopia and Japan.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Ethiopia (Abyssinia), 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel of the collection preceding the complete list of the documents included. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF FRANCE, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1984.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 560; v. National Archives record group 59.
162 reel(s)
This collection consists of the reports and materials sent to the Department of State from American diplomatic representatives in France and in French overseas possessions (Indo-China, Algeria, Tunis, Africa, and others). The reports deal with current political matters such as elections, changes of cabinet, and political parties and their stands on different issues, the organization of government, military affairs such as attitudes of the officer corps towards the conflict with Germany after World War I, army organization in the 1920s, dislocations of units, problems of manpower, and military maneuvers, social matters including religion and church, fine arts, sports manners and customs, economic statistics, organization and functioning of industry, labor relations, financial conditions, such as government budgets, national debt, government borrowing, currency and exchange, communications and transport, merchant navy, press, and science.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to the Internal Affairs of France, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. A complete list of the documents included is filmed on reels 1-6. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF GERMANY, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1961.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 336; v. National Archives record group 59.
182 reel(s)
Post-World War I Germany is the emphasis of this Department of State decimal file. Political, military, and financial documents predominate but the collection also contains correspondence, memoranda, and other records relating to agriculture, education, public health, the entertainment industry, communication, and transportation. Documents related to political affairs include weekly political and economic reports from German cities, accounts of the abdication of Kaiser Wilhelm II, the election of General Paul von Hindenburg, the transfer of sovereign rights over Memel to Lithuania, and proceedings of the Reichstag. Documents on military affairs relate to the Interallied Military Commission of Control and German espionage activities in the United States, Mexico, Central America, South America, Europe, and Asia. A lengthy collection of documents relates to United States Post Office involvement in the reporting of alleged disloyal and suspicious activities of persons residing in the United States. Financial matters discussed include runaway inflation, the deteriorated value of the mark and its revaluation, and public loans. There are also documents in the file concerned with affairs in German colonies and dependencies of Kiaochow, the Bismarck Archipelago, the Solomon Islands, Kiauchou, German New Guinea (part of New Guinea), the Marshall Islands, the Caroline Islands, the Peleu Islands, the Marianne Islands, Togoland, Cameroon, German Southwest Africa (Namibia), and German East Africa (Tanzania, Rwanda, and Burundi). Eleven reels are devoted to affairs in Rhineland, especially the occupation of the Ruhr by France and the currency crisis.
A complete list of the documents in the collection is on reels 1-6. SPEC-R CD3026 .A522 1974 Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications provides an inclusive list of the reel contents by Department of State subject classification number.
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Service. Catalog of national archives microfilm publications..
United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF GREAT BRITAIN, 1910-1929.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1965.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 580; v. National Archives record group 59.
249 reel(s)
Records from the central files of the Department of State contain instructions to and dispatches from diplomatic and consular officials. The dispatches are often accompanied by diplomatic notes exchanged, pamphlets, pictures, and newspaper clippings. The largest group of records relates to Great Britain's military affairs. Other groups of records cover political affairs, economic matters, financial conditions, communication, and transportation. Records relating to British merchant vessels include accounts of the sinkings of the S.S. Lusitania and the S.S. Titanic. The collection also covers social, agricultural, industrial, and religious concerns. Other documents cover the internal affairs of Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The collection constitutes one of the Department of State's decimal files.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Great Britain, 1910-1929, is located in the Special Collections Office. The lists of documents on reels 1 through 5 give brief abstracts of documents reproduced and serve as a finding aid for the documents. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of States decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF GREECE, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 443; v. National Archives record group 59.
45 reel(s)
Political and financial affairs of Greece are the principal subjects treated in this Department of State decimal file. Included are records related to war loans as well as loans for the handling of refugee problems that occurred as a result of the Greco-Turkish War of 1921-1923. Records in the file also relate to United States representation on the Interallied Financial Commission in Greece and the Refugee Settlement Commission. Other topics discussed are public health, military preparedness, education, disasters, industry, and transportation. There are a few documents relating to political affairs, race problems, and disaster relief in Crete.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Greece, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed preceding the complete list of documents which comprises reels 1-3 of the collection. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF GUATEMALA, 1910-1929.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1966.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 655; v. National Archives record group 59.
40 reel(s)
The largest single group of documents in this Department of State decimal file relates to Guatemalan political affairs, which include the political unrest under President Manuel Estrada Cabrera, the activities of the Unionist party, the overthrow of President Cabrera, and general political conditions under his successors, President Carlos Herrera, General Jose Maria Orellano, and President Lazaro Chacon. Other documents discuss revolutionary activities of Honduras in Guatemala, entrance of Guatemalan military bodies into the United States, and the flights of Guatemalan Army aviator Jacinto R. Diaz to capitols of Central America and Panama. Documents relating to economic matters discuss banks and banking, taxation, and land concessions. Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and transportation are also discussed.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Guatemala, 1910-29 is available in the Special Collections Office. The guide is reproduced preceding the complete list of the documents that comprise reels 1-2 of the collection. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF HAITI, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1965.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 610; v. National Archives record group 59.
94 reel(s)
The United States' occupation of Haiti (1915-1934) and control of Haitian financial affairs are thoroughly documented in this Department of State decimal file. The frequent changes in the presidency, the activities of Haitian nationalist agitator Joseph Jolebois, and activities of a militarized police force are discussed in correspondence and other records. Annual reports of the general receiver of Haiti, monthly bulletins of the United States government financial advisers, and daily reports of United States military officers are included. Appointment papers and other documents preliminary to the 1930 United States Commission to Investigate Conditions in Haiti are also in the collection. Non-political subjects discussed include the growing of sisal, the tobacco monopoly of the Tobacco Rehandling Company of England, coffee culture, the pineapple industry, rubber production, and the Artibonite Irrigation Project.
A reel contents list is available in the Special Collections Office and a complete list of the documents included is filmed on reels 1-2. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF HONDURAS, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1966.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 647; v. National Archives record group 59.
49 reel(s)
The turbulent political situation and the almost continuous revolutionary activity in Honduras during this period is the subject of approximately one half of this decimal file. Included are discussions of boundary disputes and border troubles with El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala, revolutionary movements originating from those neighboring countries and from Mexico, movements of United States naval vessels in Honduran waters, German activities in Honduras in World War I, shipment of arms and munitions to Honduras from the United States, and the participation of Sumner Welles in a conference to mediate the revolution of 1924. Another large group of records relate to financial affairs, specifically the proposed adjustment of the Honduran debt by the United States, loan negotiations and agreements between Honduras and the J. P. Morgan Company, and other United States banks, settlement of Honduras' foreign debt, and loans to Honduras by various fruit companies.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Honduras, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. It precedes the complete list of documents on reels 1-2 of the collection. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF INDIA AND BURMA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1960.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 335; v. National Archives record group 59.
26 reel(s)
The documents in this decimal file cover the period of increasing anti-British agitation in India. Consequently the reports deal mainly with the activities of individuals and groups struggling for Indian home rule. There is information concerning civil unrest, non-cooperation campaigns, and tribal uprisings in the Northwest and Northeast. The dispatches also report on political trials and suppression of the nationalist movement led by the Indian National Congress. The dispatches devote attention to the activities of Indian students in the United States and to communist propaganda inside India. Other topics dealt with include the war with Afghanistan in 1919, communal and religious conflicts in India (between Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs), government, the judiciary and police organization, and the economic file of the country.
Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications, pp. 74-75 provides a summary of reel contents. A complete list of the documents included is on the first reel. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State decimal classification system.
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Service. Catalog of national archives microfilm publications..
United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF ITALY, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 527; v. National Archives record group 59.
60 reel(s)
This decimal file contains records of the United States Department of State relating to the internal affairs of Italy from 1910 to 1929. Most of the records are dispatches from United States diplomatic and consular officials in Italy. The records on political affairs include regular reports on the political and economic situation in Italy, intelligence reports on politics and military affairs, transcripts of speeches, and clippings from Italian and other foreign newspapers. The documents cover the period of political chaos from 1910 to 1922 including World War I and the rise of Fascism. Dispatches for October 1922 deal with the Fascist march on Rome and the request by King Victor Emanuel to Mussolini to form a government. The records document the implementation of Mussolini's dictatorship and the establishment of the Italian corporate state. References are made to the Italian occupation of Corfu in 1923 and the subsequent military take over of Fiume which was opposed by Yugoslavia. The Matteotti affair is also dealt with as is the Aventine secession. The reports on military affairs include details on troop dispositions, military activities of Italy in Albania, and the National Militia which was derived from the Fascist Blackshirts. There is also information on exchanges of United States and Italian military personnel and visits of Italian warships to United States ports.
A complete list of the documents in this collection is filmed on reels 1-3. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system. A summary of reel contents is available in SPEC-R CD3026 .A522 1974, Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications, p. 75.
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Guides:
United States. National Archives and Records Service. Catalog of national archives microfilm publications..
United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF JAPAN, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 426; v. National Archives record group 59.
43 reel(s)
Documents concerning the changing political situation in Japan during the World War I years and concerning political parties, elections, riots and political conspiracies comprise the largest group of records in this Department of State decimal file. Other documents relate to Japanese military activities abroad, the Tokyo-Yokohama earthquake in 1923, financial affairs, including assistance to various cities and enterprises in Japan, and merchant vessels. Sub-topics that relate to Japanese internal affairs include government, visits of Japanese vessels to other nations, patents, trademarks, copyrights, immigration, emigration, and the public press.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Japan, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. A complete list of the filmed documents is on reels 1-3 of the collection. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF KOREA (CHOSEN), 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1962.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 426; v. National Archives record group 59.
9 reel(s)
Japan's annexation of Korea, armed and passive resistance by the Korean people to Japanese rule, and Japan's ruthless suppression of Korean nationalism are the principal subjects of the portion of this decimal file which relates to internal political affairs. The 1919 proclamation of independence by prominent Koreans and the subsequent demonstrations and prosecutions are also documented. Other letters and memoranda relate to missionary schools, censuses, production of rice, tobacco, and silk, mining concessions, trafficking in drugs, and the adoption of a system of land surveys.
A complete list of the contents of the collection precedes the filmed documents. They are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF LIBERIA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1965.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 613. National Archives record group 59.
34 reel(s)
The largest group of records in this Department of State decimal file relates to economic matters. Included are records relating to negotiation of loan agreements with France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States, controversies involving the Customs Receivership, alleged violation of neutrality on the part of the German receiver of customs in World War I, appointment of finance officials for the Liberian government, administration of the sinking fund on the 5% gold bond loan of 1913, a loan of five million dollars by the United States, and criticism in the Liberian press of United States policies. Documents in the collection also pertain to the Kru revolt, equipping and staffing the Liberian Frontier Force, the scheme for colonization of American blacks, and the palm oil and rubber industries. Numerous documents discuss rubber concessions and the loan agreement between Liberia and the Firestone Rubber Company.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Liberia, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on reel one. A complete list of the documents in the collection is on reels one and two. The documents are arranged by subject in accordance with the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF MEXICO, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1959.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 274; v. National Archives record group 59
243 reel(s)
The Mexican Revolution, a war that began in 1910 and continued sporadically until the new constitution was adopted in 1917, is the chief subject of this Department of State decimal file. There are accounts of President Porfirio Diaz's forced resignation, the election and assassination of President Francisco I. Madero, the military dictatorship of Victoriano Huerta, the unsuccessful attempt by revolutionary leaders Venustiano Carranza, Francisco "Pancho" Villa, and Emiliano Zapata to settle their differences, the defeat of Villa in 1915 by Carranza forces, and the de facto recognition by the United States of the Mexican government under Carranza and Villa. Many documents relate to military activities and movements of government and rebel forces. During the 1920s correspondence concerns problems resulting from the Mexican government's attempt to introduce various reforms provided for in the constitution of 1917. Other documents are concerned with the expropriation of foreign owned property, labor disputes, and land reforms.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Mexico, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed preceding the complete list of documents that comprise reels 1-9. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF MONTENEGRO AND TO POLITICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND MONTENEGRO, 1910-1929.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1961.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 349; v. National Archives record group 59.
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The earliest documents in this decimal file concern the celebration of the golden jubilee of the reign of Nicholas I. Later correspondence, memoranda, reports, and published documents report the exile of Nicholas I after the invasion of Montenegro by Austrian and Hungarian armies and the subsequent occupation by Serbia (now part of Yugoslavia). The majority of the documents are protests by supporters of self-determination for Montenegro, remonstrations against annexation by Serbia, and appeals for representation at the peace conference. Several documents discuss student protest against Serbian rule. Exiled government officials published a number of the included documents from their base in Rome from 1920 to 1921. Other subjects documented are the exploitation of the economy by Austria and Bulgaria, and the role of the Red Cross, the United States Food Administration, and the British Mission of Relief in aiding Albanian refugees in Montenegro.
A complete list of the documents is on the first reel. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF MOROCCO, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1964.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 577; v. National Archives record group 59.
26 reel(s)
Morocco's political affairs, both domestic and foreign, comprise a large portion of this Department of State decimal file. Topics documented include the Algeciras Convention of 1906, internationalization of Tangier, the Convention of Tangier and the Four-Power (Great Britain, France, Spain, and Italy) agreement on Tangier, grievances of the Riffs, and Spanish military activities in Morocco. Other letters and memoranda relate to port concessions at Tangier, the Imini Manganese Mine, the American Mannesmann Morocco Corporation, municipal governments, public works, economic problems in Spanish Morocco, the French Protectorate, and in Tangier Zone, and American loans for railway construction.
Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Morocco, 1910-29 is available in the Special Collections Office and provides a summary of the reel contents. A list of the documents on reels 1-13 and 26 is on the first reel. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classifications system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF NICARAGUA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1966.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 632; v. National Archives record group 59.
106 reel(s)
Approximately two-thirds of this extensive Department of State decimal file relates to Nicaragua's transformation into a United States military and financial protectorate, the Liberal-Conservative fight for power and resulting Civil War, the United States marine occupation of Nicaragua, the United State's supervision of elections, the presidencies of Jose Santos Zelaya, Adolfo Diaz, and others, the United States establishment of a National Guard to oppose rebel leader General Augusto Cesar Sandino, and the control of the economy by New York banks. Agriculture, mining, manufacturing, communication, transportation, postal service, and aviation are also discussed in diplomatic and consular dispatches and other documents.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Nicaragua, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office and is also filmed on the first reel. A complete list of the contents precedes the filmed documents. They are arranged by subject according to the Department of State decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF RUSSIA AND THE SOVIET UNION.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1960.
National Archives Microfilm Publication. Microcopy no. M 316; v. National Archives record group 59.
174 reel(s)
The March Revolution of 1917, the development of the Bolshevik bureaucracy, Trotsky's negotiations with Germany, Japan's entry into Siberia, the 1919 United States Peace Mission to Russia, the New Economic Policy of 1921-28, the death of Lenin, the Stalin-Trotsky power struggle, communist party activities, recognition of the Soviet government, and numerous other political matters are the subjects of reels 7-76 of this Department of State decimal file. Documents also discuss military affairs, antireligious acts and policies of the Soviet government, famine and disease, the relief provided by the United States Food Administration, the collectivization of agriculture, Soviet cooperatives, affairs of the Interallied Railway Commission in Siberia, and the Chinese Eastern Railway. A separate sequence of documents discusses the internal affairs of Siberia (reels 173-175) and of the Russian portion of the Sakhalin Islands (reels 176-177, not held by Ellis Library).
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Russia and the Soviet Union, 1910-1929, is available in the Special Collections Office. A complete list of the documents is on reels 1-6. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF SERBIA AND TO THE POLITICAL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND SERBIA, 1910-1929.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1961.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 357; v. National Archives record group 59.
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Correspondence, memoranda, and reports in this decimal file document the aid given to postwar Serbia (now part of Yugoslavia) by the United States. The majority of the documents concern the Red Cross, including the solicitation and distribution of funds for Serbia and Bulgaria, the role of the Red Cross in the distribution of food during the floods of 1910 and the famine of 1915 and 1916, relief in German-occupied Serbia, and work with refugees. Also treated are the death of Peter I, the cabinet crisis of 1918, the Black Hand Trials of 1917, and the reconstruction of railroads destroyed by war.
The complete list of documents on the first reel serves as a finding aid for the collection. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1966.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 626; v. National Archives record group 59.
79 reel(s)
This collection contains the records of the Department of State decimal file relating to the internal affairs of the Dominican Republic during the period from 1910 to 1929. There are documents in the collection concerning the Dominican Republic's political affairs, public order and safety, military affairs, naval affairs, social matters, economic matters, industrial matters, communications and transport, navigation, and other internal affairs. During this entire period the United States controlled the collection of Dominican customs and the records reveal that much of United States intervention in the internal affairs of the country was conducted in order to protect the interests of creditors to the republic in addition to United States lives and property. Much of the collection is concerned with the insurrectionary activity which was endemic in the republic between 1910 and 1916. These records detail the activities of the Army of the Dominican Republic in its attempts to suppress the various rebel factions and the dispatch of United States warships in order to quell rebellion and protect American interests. Included are communications regarding attempts to forestall revolutionary expeditions thought to be embarking from Britain's West Indian possessions and regarding United States marine intervention from 1916 to 1924. The records on military affairs provide details of small arms negotiations for the Army of the Dominican Republic. Those on social affairs include documents on race problems, religion, education, cultural relations with Spain, and disasters.
A complete list of the contents precedes the filmed documents. They are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE NETHERLANDS, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1967.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 682; v. National Archives record group 59
54 reel(s)
Records in this decimal file concern internal political affairs of the Netherlands and Netherlands' possessions, which include the Netherlands East Indies, especially Java, Madura, Sumatra, and Celebes and the Netherlands West Indies, specifically Surinam and Curacao. Internal affairs discussed include Bolshevik and Socialist activities, national courts, public health, military affairs, economic matters including financial affairs of Amsterdam and Haarlem, and patent and trademark registration and infringement. Several reels are devoted to the subject of petroleum in the Netherlands East Indies.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of the Netherlands, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. A complete list of the contents is on reels 1-3. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE PAPAL STATES (HOLY SEE), 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1963.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 561; v. National Archives record group 59.
1 reel(s)
The collection contains the communications between the Department of State and the American Embassy and consulate in Rome concerning the affairs of the Papal States and the Vatican. The communications deal with the elections of Pope Benedict XV and Pope Pius XI, nominations of cardinals, financial affairs of the Papal See, and the international status of the Vatican State in the wake of the Italian-Vatican treaty of 1929 that recognized the sovereignty of the Papal States. The records are part of the Department of State's decimal file
A complete list of the contents precedes the filmed documents. They are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF TURKEY, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1961.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 353; v. National Archives record group 59.
88 reel(s)
Documents that relate to World War I activities in Turkey dominate this Department of State decimal file. Included are correspondence, memoranda, and other documents which discuss the United States Peace Mission of 1919, conditions in Baghdad, Smyrna, and Damascas, the Lausanne Conference, the expulsion and persecution of Armenians in Turkey, and opposition to the Zionist movement. Reproduced are Turkish High Command weekly reports of war operations as well as war diaries of United States naval commanding officers. Non-war related documents are concerned with public health, concessions to United States corporations, emigration, disasters, religion, and archaeological expeditions in Asia Minor. Documents relating to domestic affairs in Palestine are also included. These discuss government, constitutions, courts, laws, public works, education, financial affairs, petroleum, manufacturing of matches, excavation of salt from the Dead Sea, and conflicts between Arabs and Jews over incidents at the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem.
A complete list of the documents in the collection is on reels 1-3. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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United States. Department of State. RECORDS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF VENEZUELA, 1910-29.
Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Service, 1961.
National Archives microfilm publications. Microcopy no. M 366; v. National Archives record group 59.
32 reel(s)
The largest group of records in this Department of State decimal file relates to Venezuela's internal political affairs. The collection chronicles the overthrow of President Cipriano Castro, the presidency of Juan Vincente Gomez, the development of a Venezuelan revolutionary movement in Costa Rica and Puerta Rico, and the anti-Gomez movement in Mexico. Other records pertain to public safety, military affairs, education, disasters, labor conditions, agricultural expositions, mining concessions to American firms, communication, and transportation. There are also a number of documents on petroleum concessions and the mining of phosphate, manganese, mica, salt, potassium nitrate, and asphalt.
An uncataloged guide, Records of the Department of State Relating to Internal Affairs of Venezuela, 1910-29, is available in the Special Collections Office. A complete list of the contents precedes the filmed documents. The documents are arranged by subject according to the Department of State's decimal classification system.
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