OnLine with NARA: More State Department electronic telegrams
I have found more State Department telegrams mentioning Peace Corps and available online on the NARA website. I originally had been able to locate only three. Using “hunt and peck,” “try different combinations,” and, of course, “when all else fails, read the instructions,” I was able to locate this very valuable collection. I apologize for the earlier incomplete information. Peace Corps is mentioned in 87 items that include State Department telegrams from 1973-1976 and Memos for the Record of conversations. They have been declassified and posted online on the NARA website. The telegrams can be read online; the memos are in PDF format. Some of the situations described in the telegrams involve the closing of country Peace Corps programs. Peru is one such country. This is how the collection can be accessed: 1) Go to http://www.archives.gov 2) Choose “Research our Records” on the home page. 3) On the next . . .
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This is amazing. I worked at PC/HQ as being a Volunteer, and I didn't know most of the information on…