Planning for the Post-World War II World, State Department Records of Harley A. Notter, 1939-1945
Many scholars regard the State Department files assembled by Dr. Harley A. Notter--a key State Department official during the war years--as one of the most important primary sources on postwar planning. The documents in the Notter records detail the foundations on which much of post-1945 U.S. foreign policy was built. The Notter collection includes research reports, official policy papers, memoranda, meeting minutes, State Department organization charts, and many other internal documents. These records, most formerly classified secret or confidential, cover a wide range of topics, including:
• The defeat, occupation, and reconstruction of Germany and Japan
• The formation of the UN and other international organizations
• The Jewish situation in Europe and Palestine
• Soviet influence in Eastern Europe, Latin America, and other strategic areas
• The geopolitical character of the new European states.