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U.S. Government Information: International Relations Collections

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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS COLLECTIONS

American Foreign Relations Since 1600: A Guide to the Literature (Yale subscription)

Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS)
In print: Social Science Library and Law Library.

"The Foreign Relations of the United States series presents the official documentary historical record of major U.S. foreign policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The volumes published over the last two decades increasingly contain declassified records from all the foreign affairs agencies." (U.S. Department of State)

Diplomatic Dispatches (via ProQuest Congressional)
Online full text diplomatic documents from the American Revolution through World War II.

U.S. Treaties and Other International Agreements
Online: through HeinOnline (Yale subscription)

Department of State Bulletin and its successor, Dispatch.
In print
Online: through HeinOnline (Yale subscription)

The Bulletin contains articles about the views of the United States in the areas of public and private international law. The Bulletin also contains articles about diplomatic missions around the world and the activities of the State Department." (Description from HeinOnline)

State Department Electronic Archives
The University of Illinois at Chicago has archived electronic State Department publications produced from 1990 to 1997.

Foreign Broadcast Information Service Daily Reports

Translations of news service and newspaper articles and broadcast transcripts from all countries. 

Joint Publications Research Service (JPRS) Reports (1957-1993, various formats).
JPRS reports contain translations of "unclassified foreign documents, scholarly works, research reports, and other selected source materials" (JPRS Catalog Cards in Book Form). 

American Foreign Policy Index (1993-1999)

Index and microfiche collection of key documents from official government sources, including executive branch departments and offices, independent federal agencies, and the U.S. Congress, that make American foreign policy and conduct U.S. foreign relations.

U.S. Foreign Affairs on CD-ROM (1993-March 1998)

Fulltext of a wide selection of official statements, testimony, transcripts, foreign policy fact sheets, annual reports, previously published materials and country information. Some of the same documentation is available through the Department of State's web site.  

Declassified Documents Collections

Yale Library also holds several collections compiled by commercial vendors of declassified foreign policy documents.

Depository documents are available for use by the public.

How to access Government Documents
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