United States. Department of State records, 1942-1990

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Creators:: United States. Department of State
Abstract:: Mimeographed reports, 1942-1943, relating to the imposition of international sanctions against aggressor nations, and to the effects of League of Nations sanctions against Italy in 1935 1936; microfiche copies of reports, memoranda, and correspondence, 1967, relating to the Israelinaval and air attack on the U.S.S. Liberty on 8 June 1967, issued byvarious offices of the Department of State, and publicly released under the Freedom of Information Act; and photocopies of Department of State correspondence, dispatches, reports, and memoranda, 1957-1990, released under the Freedom of Information Act, relating to political and economic conditions in Hong Kong, riots in Hong Kong in 1966 and 1967, Vietnamese refugees in Hong Kong, and the prospective transfer of Hong Kong to China in 1997
Extent:: 5 manuscript boxes (2.1 Linear Feet)
Language:: English
Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], United States. Department of State records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Scope and content:: This collection mainly contains photocopies of Department of State correspondence, telegrams, dispatches, and reports, requested and released under the Freedom of Information Act. These documents relate to the political and economic conditions in Hong Kong, riots in Hong Kong, Vietnamese boat people in Hong Kong, and the prospective transfer of Hong Kong from British rule to China.
Acquisition information:: Acquired by the Hoover Institution Library Archives in increments since 1944.
Physical location:: Hoover Institution Library & Archives
Rules or conventions:: Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Subjects:: Israel-Arab War, 1967 -- Naval operations
Italo-Ethiopian War, 1935-1936
Sanctions
Vietnamese -- China -- Hong Kong
Aggression (International law)
Sanctions (International law)
Names:: Liberty (Ship)
United States. Navy
League of Nations
Places:: United States -- Armed Forces -- Mediterranean Sea
United States -- Foreign relations -- Israel
Israel -- Foreign relations -- United States
China -- Foreign relations -- United States
United States -- Foreign relations -- China
Hong Kong (China)

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Restrictions:: The collection is open for research; materials must be requested in advance via our reservation system. If there are audiovisual or digital media material in the collection, they must be reformatted before providing access.
Terms of access:: For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Preferred citation:: [Identification of item], United States. Department of State records, [Box no., Folder no. or title], Hoover Institution Library & Archives.

Location of this collection:: Hoover Institution

Hoover Institution Library & Archives, Stanford University

Stanford, CA 94305-6003, US