Listed below, going under various names, central files, general files, confidential files, or decimal files, are records taken from the Department of State's Internal and Foreign Affairs Subject Classifications of files now housed in the United States National Archives. This material consists mainly of reports, documents and correspondence received from and sent to diplomatic posts covering a wide range of reporting on political, military, social and economic developments, minutes, interviews, texts of letters and instructions, and foreign documents and translations of foreign documents.
To date the Library has the following series for Japan:
| Japan: Internal Affiars |
1910-1929 |
reels 17-21 of 43 |
M-422, please inquire |
| Japan: External Affiars (non-USA) |
1910-1929 |
1 reel & printed guide |
M-424 & DS885.48. U56 1964x |
| Japan: External Affiars (with USA) |
1910-1929 |
9 reels & printed guide |
M-423 & E183.8.J3 1963 |
| Japan: Internal Affiars |
1930-1939 |
33 reels & printed guide |
DS888.4.S3 1984x |
| Japan: Internal Affiars |
1930-39; 1940-1944 |
printed guide only |
DD888.4S3 1984x |
Word searching OhioLink under "Japan and state and records and relating" may yield additional materials in the Center For Research Libraries or elsewhere.
