Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum



Most Recently Declassified Material from Manuscript Collections in the Harry S. Truman Library

Opened December 3, 2009

The Truman Library has released approximately 500 pages of declassified material. The documents are from the President's Secretary's Files, Confidential File, National Security Council Files, Psychological Strategy Board Files, Dean Acheson Papers and John Ohly Papers. Italicized entries are folder titles.


DOCUMENT DESCRIPTIONS

PAGES

HARRY S. TRUMAN PAPERS

President’s Secretary’s Files

Subject File; China Lobby File; Central Intelligence Agency (Box 139)
Memorandum for Mr. Lanigan, [undated]
2
Memorandum from Mrs. Caldwell to Edwin F. Rains, August 13, 1951
3
Subject File; Foreign Affairs File; Iran: General (Box 157)
Analysis of Iranian Political Situation, October 12, 1951
4
Subject File; Foreign Affairs File; Iran: Harriman, W. Averell (Box 157)
Telegram to the Secretary of State, July 27, 1951
2
Telegram to the Secretary of State, July 27, 1951
2
Telegram to the Secretary of State, August 13, 1951
2
Telegram to the Secretary of State, August 23, 1951
2
Telegram to the Secretary of State, August 27, 1951
2
Telegram to the Secretary of State, August 28, 1951
3
Subject File; National Security Council-Atomic File; Atomic Bomb: Attack (Box 173)
Memorandum from James S. Lay to Chairman, Interdepartmental Intelligence Conference, December 29, 1952, w/attachments
26
Subject File; National Security Council-Meetings File; 123: September 24, 1952 (Box 186)
Memorandum from James S. Lay for the National Security Council, September 25, 1952, w/attachments
9

Confidential File

State Department File; State Department, Correspondence, 1951-1952 [3 of 6] (Box 42)
Memorandum from William J. Hopkins to Mr. McWilliams, July 13, 1951, w/attachments
9

National Security Council Files

Central Intelligence Agency File; Memoranda For The Director-1948 (Box 2)
Memorandum on Europe, February 2, 1948
4
Airgram to the Secretary of State, April 27, 1948
1
Memorandum from R.H. Hillenkoetter to the President, May 28, 1948, w/attachment
7
Central Intelligence Agency File; Memoranda For The President-May 28, 1948 - August 31, 1950 [2 of 3] (Box 2)
Memorandum from R.H. Hillenkoetter, February 28, 1950
1
Chronological File; 1949 (January - March) [1 of 2] (Box 7)
Memorandum from Sidney W. Souers for the National Security Council, February 11, 1949, w/attachment
5
Chronological File; 1949 (December) and 1950 (January - February) (Box 8)
Memorandum from James S. Lay for the National Security Council, January 20, 1950
1
Memorandum from James S. Lay for the National Security Council, February 17, 1950
1
Memorandum from James S. Lay for the National Security Council, February 24, 1950
1

Psychological Strategy Board Files

Class 000—General; 014.391 Immigrants (Box 2)
Memorandum from Arthur M. Cox to Edward O’Connor, November 12, 1952
4
Class 000—General; 040 Central Intelligence Agency [requests for intelligence information from; access to Library of] (Box 2)
Memorandum from Central Intelligence Agency, September 21, 1951
2
Class 000—General; 091 Africa [Union of South Africa] (Box 5)
Security Information from Panel C to the Psychological Strategy Board, November 21, 1951
2
Memorandum from Colonel Enyart to John E. McDonald, July 17, 1952, w/attachment
35
Memorandum from J.E. MacDonald to Mr. Taylor, July 30, 1952
16
Class 000—General; 091.411 OPC--Mr. Sherman's Files [relationship between the PSB, the CIA, and Defense and State Departments] (Box 13)
Memorandum from Charles R. Norberg to John Sherman, October 12, 1951
1
Memorandum from C. R. Norberg to Mr. Sherman, October 23, 1951
1
Memorandum from Charles R. Norberg to John Sherman, October 23, 1951
3
Memorandum to Gordon Gray, December 19, 1951
3
Memorandum of Conversation between Charles R. Norberg and General Balmer, December 21, 1951
1
Memorandum for the Record from Charles R. Norberg, January 28, 1952, w/attachment
2

DEAN ACHESON PAPERS

Secretary of State File, Memoranda of Conversations File (Box 70)
Ministerial Talks in London, July 14, 1952
7

JOHN OHLY PAPERS

Department of Defense File; John H. Ohly Administrative File; The Department of Defense--Issues Book, Sept. 17, 1947 to October 1949 [2 of 6] (Box 65)
Master List, [undated]
5
List of Problems to Consider (tentative), October 1, 1947
11
List of Things to Look Into Upon Return to Washington, December 31, 1947
1
Department of Defense File; John H. Ohly Administrative File; The Department of Defense--Issues Book, Sept. 17, 1947 to October 1949 [3 of 6] (Box 65)
List of Outstanding Matters, [undated]
2
List of Outstanding Matters, [undated]
2
Department of Defense File; John H. Ohly Administrative File; The Department of Defense--Issues Book, Sept. 17, 1947 to October 1949 [4 of 6] (Box 65)
Directive, Permanent Responsibilities for Military Liaison Committee, [undated]
6
Permanent Responsibilities Statutory Definition, [undated]
3
Department of Defense File; John H. Ohly Administrative File; The Department of Defense--Issues Book, Sept. 17, 1947 to October 1949 [6 of 6] (Box 66)
Outline of Assignments (Robert Blum), [undated]
8
Research and Development Board Calendar, 1949
2
Report on the Status of Certain Matters Considered by the War Council and the Committee of Four Secretaries From 1 January 1949 to Date, April 15, 1949
4
Office of Politico-Military Affairs Filing Plan, May 31, 1949
9
Department of Defense File; Chronological File; Office of the Secretary of Defense--January l948 [1 of 3] (Box 69)
Memorandum from John H. Ohly to the Secretary, January 1, 1948
1
Department of Defense File; Chronological File; Office of the Secretary of Defense--October 1948 [1 of 2](Box 73)
Memorandum from James Forrestal to the President, October 7, 1948
1
Memorandum from James Forrestal to the Joint Chiefs of Staff, October 9, 1948
1
Department of Defense File; Chronological File; Office of the Secretary of Defense--October l948 [2 of 2](Box 73)
Memorandum from John Ohly to the Chairman, Research and Development Board, October 30, 1948
1
Department of Defense File; Chronological File; Office of the Secretary of Defense—May 1949 [2 of 2](Box 75)
Letter from Louis Johnson to John Steelman, May 24, 1949
1
Letter from Levin Allen to John Steelman, May 25, 1949
1
Memorandum from Louis Johnson to the Chairman, Research and Development Board, May 25, 1949
1
Department of Defense File; Subject File; War Council—Vol. I (Box 83)
Tentative Agenda for Meeting of the War Council, April 6, 1948 [1 of 4]
12
Tentative Agenda for Meeting of the War Council, April 27, 1948 [1of 4]
8
Memorandum from John H. Ohly to the Secretary of the Army, May 4, 1948
2
Tentative Agenda for Meeting of the War Council, May 14, 1948
1
Memorandum from John H. Ohly to the Secretary of the Army, May 18, 1948, w/attachment
4
Tentative Agenda for Meeting of the War Council, June 15, 1948
3
Memorandum from John H. Ohly to the Secretary of the Army, June 15, 1948
1
Tentative Agenda for Meeting of the War Council, July 29, 1948
2
Memorandum from John H. Ohly to the Secretary of the Army, August 7, 1948
2
Memorandum from James Forrestal to the Secretary of the Army [undated]
1
Foreign Aid File; Subject File; Channels and Sources of Aid--Other National Sources--Free World [1 of 3] (Box 90)
Memorandum from H.E.S. to Bob M., December 4, 1953, w/attachment
6
Memorandum from C.W. Fogarty and K.C.H. Binning to the Committee on Sino-Soviet Economic Activities, January 13, 1956, w/attachment
6
Report on Mission to Donor Countries and Organizations, April 18, 1962
100
Foreign Aid File; Subject File; Forms of Aid--Military Assistance--General--MDAP [Military Defense Assistance Program] [3 of 5] (Box 96)
Memorandum from Samuel Reber to John Ohly, July 28, 1948, w/attachment
8
Memorandum from Najeeb E. Halaby to John Ohly, August 31, 1948, w/attachment
11
Problems Relating to Military Assistance Programs, January 4, 1949
5
Presentation by Major General Lyman L. Lemnitzer, January 18, 1949
4
Summary of a Meeting in the Office of the Secretary of State, February 7, 1949
3
Memorandum from John Ohly to the Secretary of the Army, February 8, 1949, w/attachment
31
Memorandum from L.L. Lemnitzer to the Secretary of Defense, February 17, 1949, w/attachment
10
Memorandum for the Files from N.E. Halaby, February 25, 1949, w/attachment
7
Memorandum from N.E. Halaby to John Ohly, March 14, 1949
3
Catalog of Questions for Consideration in the Framing of a Program of Military Aid for Western Europe, [undated]
7
Foreign Aid File; Subject File; Forms of Aid--Military Assistance--General--MDAP [Military Defense Assistance Program] [4 of 5] (Box 96)
Memorandum from Nathaniel H. Goodrich to Mr. Leva, September 10, 1948
42
Strategic Concept for the Defense of the North Atlantic Area, October 10, 1949
8
Briefing on Military Assistance Program, October 17, 1957
5

 

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