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N ATIO N AL A RCHIVES R ECORDS R ELATI N G TO The Korean War R EFE R ENCE I NFO R MAT I ON P A P E R 1 0 3 COMPILED BY REBEccA L. COLLIER N ATIO N AL A rc HIVES A N D R E C O R DS A DMI N IST R ATIO N W ASHI N GTO N , D C 2 0 0 3 N AT I ONAL A R CH I VES R ECO R DS R ELAT I NG TO The Korean War COMPILED BY REBEccA L. COLLIER R EFE R ENCE I NFO R MAT I ON P A P E R 103 N ATIO N AL A rc HIVES A N D R E C O R DS A DMI N IST R ATIO N W ASHI N GTO N , D C 2 0 0 3 United States. National Archives and Records Administration. National Archives records relating to the Korean War / compiled by Rebecca L. Collier.—Washington, DC : National Archives and Records Administration, 2003. p. ; 23 cm.—(Reference information paper ; 103) 1. United States. National Archives and Records Administration.—Catalogs. 2. Korean War, 1950-1953 — United States —Archival resources. I. Collier, Rebecca L. II. Title. COVER: ’‘Men of the 19th Infantry Regiment work their way over the snowy mountains about 10 miles north of Seoul, Korea, attempting to locate the enemy lines and positions, 01/03/1951.” (111-SC-355544) REFERENCE INFORMATION PAPER 103: NATIONAL ARCHIVES RECORDS RELATING TO THE KOREAN WAR Contents Preface ......................................................................................xi Part I INTRODUCTION SCOPE OF THE PAPER ........................................................................................................................1 OVERVIEW OF THE ISSUES .................................................................................................................1 RESTRICTIONS ON ACCESS .................................................................................................................1 HOW TO USE THIS PAPER .................................................................................................................1 RELATED FINDING AIDS ...................................................................................................................4 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................................................6 SOURCES OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RECORDS DESCRIBED IN THIS PAPER ...................8 Part II TEXTUAL RECORDS RELATING TO THE KOREAN WAR Record Group 19 Records of the Bureau of Ships ..........................................................9 Record Group 24 Records of the Bureau of Naval Personnel .................................9 Records of the Decorations and Medals Branch ...............................................................................10 Records of the Casualty Assistance Branch ................................................................................11 Records of the Policy Division......................................................................................................12 Record Group 38 Records of the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations ...12 Records of the Office of Naval Intelligence ...............................................................................12 RECORDS OF THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE BRANCH .....................................................13 RECORDS OF THE POW DESK, OPERATIONAL SECTION ...............................................13 Record Group 52 Records of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery ..................13 Record Group 59 General Records of the Department of State ..........................14 Central Foreign Policy File of the United States ........................................................................14 Records of the Bureau of Far Eastern Affairs ............................................................................16 Records of the Historical Studies Division .................................................................................19 Records of the Office of United Nations Affairs ......................................................................19 Record Group 72 Records of the Bureau of Aeronautics .........................................20 Record Group 74 Records of the Bureau of Ordnance ..............................................20 Record Group 84 Records of the Foreign Service Posts of the Department of State ..................................................................................................................................................21 Record Group 92 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General (OQMG) ..............................................................................................................................22 I OQMG Central Correspondence Files ........................................................................................23 Records of the Office of the Quartermaster Historian .............................................................27 Records of the Memorial Division ...............................................................................................28 Records of the Procurement Division .........................................................................................30 Records Relating to Food Services, Preparation, and Research ..............................................30 Record Group 111 Records of the Office of the Chief Signal Officer ..............30 Records of the Executive Office...................................................................................................30 Records of the Control Division...................................................................................................33 Records of the Army Communications Service Division .........................................................33 Records of the Army Pictorial Services Division .......................................................................34 Records of the Office of Inspector General ...............................................................................34 Records of the Legal Division .......................................................................................................35 Records of the Personnel Training Division ..............................................................................36 Records of the Plans and Operations Division ..........................................................................36 Records of the Procurement and Distribution Division ..........................................................38 Records of the Research and Development Division ...............................................................39 Records of the Signal Corps Center ............................................................................................39 Record Group 112 Records of the Office of the Surgeon General (Army) ....40 Records of the Historical Division ...............................................................................................41 Other Records ..................................................................................................................................44 Record Group 127 Records of the U.S. Marine Corps ................................................45 Record Group 156 Records of the Office of the Chief of Ordnance .................47 Records of the Executive Office...................................................................................................48 Records of the Inspector General Office ....................................................................................50 Records of the Legal Division .......................................................................................................50 Records of the Office of the Ordnance Comptroller ...............................................................51 Records of the Field Services Division ........................................................................................51 Records of the Industrial Division ...............................................................................................52 RECORDS OF THE WEAPONS AND FIRE CONTROL BRANCH, PLANS AND POLICY SECTION ..............................................................................................................53 RECORDS OF THE AMMUNITION BRANCH .........................................................................53 RECORDS OF THE AUTOMOTIVE BRANCH .........................................................................54 Records of the Plans and Programs Division .............................................................................55 Records of the Research and Development (R&D) Division .................................................55 RECORDS OF THE AMMUNITION BRANCH .........................................................................57 RECORDS OF THE ARTILLERY BRANCH .............................................................................59 RECORDS OF THE ROCKET BRANCH ..................................................................................60 RECORDS OF THE SMALL ARMS BRANCH ..........................................................................60 RECORDS OF THE ARTILLERY AND VEHICLE SYSTEMS BRANCH ...................................61 RECORDS OF THE INFANTRY AND AIRCRAFT WEAPONS SYSTEMS BRANCH .................62 Other Records ..................................................................................................................................62 Record Group 175 Records of the Chemical Warfare Service...............................63 Record Group 218 Records of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) ....................64 II Record Group 242 National Archives Collection of Foreign Records Seized 66 Collection