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US, WWI Military Cablegrams - AEF and War Dept, 1917-1919 record example

US, WWI Military Cablegrams - AEF and War Dept, 1917-1919

Records: 63,731Complete: 100%

This publication includes all cablegrams exchanged between the General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces (abbreviated here as AEF HQ) and the War Department during World War I, with the exception of the series listing names of casualties sustained by the AEF. These are file copies from the Cable Division of the Adjutant General's Office, arranged by series and then chronologically. They contain nine series of cablegrams and many contain a number of distinctive markings and marginal notes.

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Example Records

Sample
Sample
November 27, 1917 Cablegram with weekly summary from American Expeditionary Force
November 27, 1917 Cablegram with weekly summary from American Expeditionary Force
1918 Cablegram sent from American Expeditionary Forces to the War Department
1918 Cablegram sent from American Expeditionary Forces to the War Department
Confidential Cablegram from General Headquarters to War Department
Confidential Cablegram from General Headquarters to War Department

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Publication Title
US, WWI Military Cablegrams - AEF and War Dept, 1917-1919
Total Records
63,731Complete: 100%
Content Source
The National Archives logoThe National Archives
Publication Number
M930
Record Group
120
Published on Fold3
17 Oct 2007
Last Updated
01 Jul 2008
Description
NARA M930. Regular, confidential, and courier cablegrams exchanged between General Headquarters, AEF HQ, and the War Department.