Japan. Gaimusho. Archives in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, Japan, 1868-1945.
Temporal Coverage: 1868-1945
This is a selection from the archives in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, chosen on the basis of relevance to events leading to the Pacific War.
BM series: Biographical material. 6 reels. MT series: Correspondence and communications between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its officials, 1868-1926 (Meiji-Taisho period). 804 reels. P series: Papers of Parliamentary Vice-Minister Tadeo Matsumoto. 76 reels. S series: Correspondence and communications between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and its officials, 1926-1945 (Showa period). 722 reels. SP series: Special studies. 185 reels. TEL series: Telegrams. 164 reels. TR reels: Treaties. 13 reels. UD series: Unindexed documents. 52 reels. WT series: Documents of the International Military Tribunal. 94 reels GUIDE: Uyehara, Cecil H. Checklist of Archives in the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tokyo, Japan, 1868-1945, microfilmed for the Library of Congress, 1949-1951. D-9464