Database Help: Digital National Security Archive

A searchable collection of over 104,000 documents central to US foreign and military policy. 

Coverage: 1945 - present

Completely Full Text

Click Collections Guide Tab near top of page for list of specific topics that include:

• Cuban Missile Crisis
• Iran-Contra Affair
• Afghanistan: Making of U.S. Policy 1973-1990
• U.S & & China Relations - 1960-1988
• Argentina Human Rights Policy - 1975-1980
• Death Squads in Guatemala - 1954-1999
• Terrorism and U.S. Policy - 1968-2002
• Berlin Crisis - 1958-1962
• Korea, Kissinger, Vietnam, Nuclear policy and more (Click GLOSSARY To see full subjec areas)

• Use the Quick Search Box to find a single word or phrase.
• Enclose terms in quotation marks to search for exact phrases, i.e, “intelligence agency”.
• For a specific search or to define a specific timer period or use a Special Collection, click Documents.
• In the results list, click on Document Image and then View a PDF version of the document to see the full text.
• For help using and searching in the database, click on Help in the upper right corner of the screen
• Click INFORMATION RESOURCES tab at top to get to CIA Family Jewels Indexed.