Collections of Foreign Office Papers, general political correspondence from the British Public Record Office -- please consult list below for details.

Great Britain. Foreign Office. Political: Japan, General Correspondence,1930-1945 (FO/371.)

Some major events covered during this time period include the emergence of the military clique, the Sino-Japanese war, and WW II in the Pacific. This collection consists of dispatches, reports, memoranda, between the Foreign Office and the Japanese embassy, consulates, and offers much information for the researcher. There are 100+ rolls of microfilm, that microfilm is located under CD1051 .A41x FO/371 (yr, vol)(or CD1051 .A41x FO/65.) Printed Indexes, CD1051 .A41x FO/371 yrs. For holdings details about this series please browse ALICE under "CD1051". See note below (Russia Correspondence) regarding use of the guides.

Great Britain. Foreign Office. Political: Russia, General Correspondence,1889-1917; 1920-1948.

Depending on dates, materials are extracted from foreign Series FO/371, FO/566, and FO/65. (Note: as cataloged all Series are being filed under "FO 371", however also check FO/566 and FO/65 areas on shelves if cannot locate materials, furthermore additional film is periodically ordered, CD 1051 .A41x yrs, and also browse ALICE under "CD1051".) This material consists of dispatches, reports, memoranda, between the Foreign Office and the Russian embassy, consulates, and offer much information for the researcher. Major events covered include growth of the earlier revolutionary movements, the World War II era, and onset of the Cold War. The guides consist of two parts: a reel guide listing files, including abstracts, in chronological order and a File index listing file numbers, giving reel, volume and page numbers. One needs to scan the guides to determine contents. Approx. 600+ rolls, Microfilm, CD1051 .A41x FO/371 (yr) (or CD1051.A41x FO/371.) Indexes, CD 1051 .A41x yrs.

Great Britain. Foreign Office. Political: United States of America, Politics and Diplomacy, 1960-1974.

This Series issued by Adam Matthew Publications as the Foreign Office Files, United States of America. Series One... consists of materialsfrom the FO/371 Series. (For information about the microfilm, guides, and the lastest in holdings information please consult ALICE at "E183.8.G7F57 1997-"). To date the Library has: Part 1, the John F. Kennedy years, 1960-1963 (rolls 1-26); and part 2, the Lyndon B. Johnson years 1964-1968 (rolls 27-56). This material relates to American and British diplomatic correspondence, British assessent of events, personalities, and materials regarding the full gamut of topics. The material is filmed according to FO/371 file numbers (roughy chronological under broad topics). Beyond a little background and roll contents and the guides do not go very farin indexing but can provide some idea of where to begin to browse the microfilm.

Great Britain. Foreign Office. Political: United States of America, Vietnam 1959-1975.

This Series issued by Adam Matthew Publications as the Foreign Office Files, United States of America. Series two... consists of materials from the FO/371 Series. (Roll microfilm and guides, DS 557.4 .F6 1997a.) To date the Library has: Part 1, Vietnam 1959-1963 (rolls 1-33); Part 2, Laos 1959-1963 (rolls 34-91); Part 3, Cambodia 1959-1963 (rolls 92-105). This material relates to American and British Diplomatic Correspondence, British assessent of US involvment, events, personalities, and materials regarding the external and internal economic, political, and military situation of these areas. The material is arranged according to FO/371 file numbers (roughy chronological under broad topics). Beyond a little background and roll contents and the guides do not go very far in indexingbut can provide some idea of where to begin to browse the microfilm.