Selected Documents from the National Security Council POW/MIA Series

Boxes 2 and 3 of the POW/MIA series contain an array of materials including letters, memoranda, telegrams, memoranda of conversations, and related documentation created or received primarily by President Richard Nixon, Dr. Henry A. Kissinger, Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, and his staff, particularly regarding the release of prisoners of war and those missing in action during the Vietnam War.

• A finding aid for these previously classified materials is available.

• A selection of documents from the POW/MIA series are available online:

 

Kissinger Draft Response for President Nixon

Kissinger Draft Response; 3-D PRISONERS OF WAR (ALL); Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

Kissinger to National League of Families of American POW/MIA Chairman Mrs. Stephen Hanson

Letter; Henry Kissinger to Mrs. Stephen Hanson; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. IV JAN. - JUNE 1972; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

POW Treatment Memorandum

Memorandum; To President Richard Nixon re POW debriefing information; 17 Nov. 1972; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. V JULY - DEC. 1972; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

POW Returnee Statements

POW Statements; 1973; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [1 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

POW File Record Summary 1963-73

File Record Summary on POW's; 1963-73; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [1 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

President Nixon's Speech at POW event

Speech; President Richard Nixon to POW's; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [1 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

New York Times on POW Protocol

News article; New York Times on POW protocol; 25 Jan. 1973; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [2 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

President Nixon's Statement on the Release of POW's

President Richard Nixon's statement on the release of POW's; 9 Feb. 1973; VIETNAM (POW) VOL. VI JAN. 1973 [2 OF 2]; Box 2; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

Sullivan To Kissinger on Saigon Trip

Memorandum; Sullivan to Henry Kissinger; Feb. 1973; BACKCHANNEL MESSAGES - 1973 - VOL. I - [PART 2] FROM - AMB. BUNKER - SAIGON THROUGH APR. 1973; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

Conversation between Kissinger and President Lon Nol

Conversation; Henry Kissinger and President Lon Nol; 22 Oct. 1972; JOHN NEGROPONTE NEGOTIATIONS FILES 1972 -1973 VOL. II; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

Conversation between Kissinger and President Nguyen Van Thieu

Conversation; Henry Kissinger and President Nguyen Van Thieu; 17 Aug. 1972; JOHN NEGROPONTE NEGOTIATIONS FILES 1972 -1973 VOL. II; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

Conversation between Kissinger and South Vietnamese leaders

Conversation; Huynh Phu Duc, Henry Kissinger, Hoang Duc Nha, President Nguyen Van Thieu; 18 Aug. 1972; JOHN NEGROPONTE NEGOTIATIONS FILES 1972 -1973 VOL. II; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

President Nguyen Van Thieu's Speech on the Republic of Vietnam's Future

Speech; President Nguyen Van Thieu; VIETNAM OCT. - DEC. 1972; Box 3; National Security Council Files: POW MIA: Vietnam Subject Files

 

Questions? Email us at nixonreference@nara.gov or call 714-983-9320.