Washington, DC - The Department of State today announces the release of newly digitized versions of eighteen volumes from the Foreign Relations of the United States series, the official documentary record of U.S. foreign relations. These volumes cover events that took place between 1914 and 1947 and were originally published in print between 1928 and 1973:

Papers relating to the Foreign Relations of the United States, The Lansing papers, 1914–1920

1. Volume I.
2. Volume II.

Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1915

1. Supplement, The World War.

Papers relating to the foreign relations of the United States, 1916

1. Supplement, The World War.

Foreign Relations of the United States: Diplomatic Papers

1. The Conference of Berlin (The Potsdam Conference), 1945, Volume I.

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1946

1. The Near East and Africa, Volume VII.
2. The Far East, Volume VIII.
3. The Far East: China, Volume IX.
4. The Far East: China, Volume X.
5. The American Republics, Volume XI.

Foreign Relations of the United States, 1947

1. General; The United Nations, Volume I.
2. Council of Foreign Ministers; Germany and Austria, Volume II.
3. The British Commonwealth; Europe, Volume III.
4. Eastern Europe; The Soviet Union, Volume IV.
5. The Near East and Africa, Volume V.
6. The Far East, Volume VI.
7. The Far East: China, Volume VII.
8. The American Republics, Volume VIII.

Today's release is part of the Office of the Historian's ongoing project, in partnership with the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections Center, to digitize the entire Foreign Relations series. The University graciously provided high quality scanned images of each printed book, which the Office further digitized to create a full text searchable edition. These volumes are available online and as free ebooks at the Office of the Historian's website (https://history.state.gov/historicaldocuments). This is the first in a series of quarterly releases, which will continue until the FRUS digital archive is complete.