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- Memorandum on Formosa, by General of the Army Douglas MacArthur https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1950v07/d86 2 comments
- Briefing note: US Deputy Secretary Of State meeting with Andrei Gromyko (1985) https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1981-88v05/d16 49 comments
- NASA Memo: Thoughts on the Space Alien Race Question (1963) https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1961-63v25/d383 6 comments
- Iraq just issued arrest warrant for Trump on murder charges (possible death sentence). We also have an extradition treaty with Iraq. If Trump were to try pardoning himself, could we extradite him to Iraq to stand trial? https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1934v02/d669 7 comments law
- U.S. Diplomacy and Yellow Journalism, 1895–1898 Yellow journalism was a style of newspaper reporting that emphasized sensationalism over facts. During its heyday in the late 19th century it was one of many factors that helped push the United States and Spain into war in Cuba and the Philippines. https://history.state.gov/milestones/1866-1898/yellow-journalism 4 comments politics
- In a 1976 top-secret letter, then Director of Central Intelligence George H.W. Bush outlined 5 prospective intelligence uses for the shuttle. One remains classified. http://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments/frus1969-76ve03/media/pdf/d135.pdf 17 comments space