Records of Headquarters United States Air Force (Air Staff)
(Record Group 341)
1934-89
Table of Contents
- 341.1 ADMINISTRATIVE HISTORY
- 341.2 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF AIR STAFF,
HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES AND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF, HEADQUARTERS U.S. AIR FORCE
1942-59
- 341.3 RECORDS OF OFFICES OF ASSISTANT CHIEFS OF STAFF
1942-55
- 341.3.1 Records of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff,
Installations
- 341.3.2 Records of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for
Reserve Forces
- 341.4 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE AIR ADJUTANT GENERAL
1941-89
- 341.5 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
1942-82
- 341.5.1 Records of the Military Affairs Division, Office of the
Director of Civil Law
- 341.5.2 Records relating to Agent Orange
- 341.5.3 Other records
- 341.6 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL
1934-55
- 341.7 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
1948-55
- 341.8 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF,
COMPTROLLER
1942-56
- 341.9 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF AIR STAFF,
PERSONNEL 1943-56
- 341.10 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF,
OPERATIONS 1941-57
- 341.10.1 General records
- 341.10.2 Records of the Office of the Director of Plans
- 341.10.3 Records of the Office of the Director of Operations
- 341.10.4 Records of the Office of the Director of Communications-
Electronics
- 341.10.5 Records of the Office of the Director of Manpower and
Organization
- 341.10.6 Records of other organizational components
- 341.11 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE,
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, OPERATIONS
1942-56
- 341.11.1 General records
- 341.11.2 Records of the Office of the Deputy Director for
Collection and Dissemination
- 341.11.3 Records of offices of other deputy directors
- 341.11.4 Records of the Air Technical Intelligence Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- 341.12 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF,
MATERIEL 1939-58
- 341.12.1 General records
- 341.12.2 Records of offices of assistant directors
- 341.12.3 Records of the Office of the Director of Armament
- 341.12.4 Records of the Offices of the Assistant for Logistics
(1947-49) and the Director for Logistics Plans (1949-53)
- 341.12.5 Records of the Office of the Director of Supplies and
Services
- 341.12.6 Records of the Office of the Director of Maintenance
Engineering
- 341.12.7 Records of the Office of the Director of Transportation
- 341.12.8 Records of the Director of Industrial Resources
- 341.13 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF,
DEVELOPMENT
1940-54
- 341.14 RECORDS OF THE AIR FORCE COUNCIL
1951-53
- 341.15 RECORDS OF PROJECT BLUE BOOK
1947-69
- 341.16 MOTION PICTURES (GENERAL)
- 341.17 VIDEO RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
- 341.18 SOUND RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
- 341.19 STILL PICTURES (GENERAL)
Established: As Headquarters U.S. Air Force (HQUSAF) under the Department of the Air Force (DAF) in the National Military Establishment (NME) pursuant to the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 503), July 26, 1947, and implementing Transfer Order 1, Secretary of Defense, September 26, 1947. Redesignated Air Staff by the Air Force Organization Act of 1951 (65 Stat. 327), September 19, 1951.
Predecessor Agencies:
In the War Department:
- Headquarters Army Air Forces (1941-47)
Functions: Provides advice and assistance to the Secretary of the Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force on all aspects of air defense and offense.
Finding Aids: Helene Bowen, Olive K. Liebman, Jessie T. Midkiff, and Mary Joe Minor, comps., "Preliminary Inventory of the Records of Headquarters United States Air Force," NM 15 (1963); supplement in National Archives microfiche edition of preliminary inventories.
Security-Classified Records: This record group may include material that is security-classified.
Related Records: Record copies of publications of Headquarters United States Air Force (Air Staff) in RG 287, Publications of the U.S. Government.
Records of the Army Air Forces, RG 18.
Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs, RG 165.
Records of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, RG 218.
Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, RG 330.
Records of Interservice Agencies, RG 334.
Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, RG 340.
Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations, RG 342.
Records of Joint Commands, RG 349.
Records of the U.S. Air Force Academy, RG 461.
341.2 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF AIR STAFF,
HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES AND OF THE CHIEF OF STAFF,
HEADQUARTERS U.S. AIR FORCE
1942-64
History: Headquarters Army Air Forces (HQAAF) established in the
War Department by revision of Army Regulation 95-5, War
Department, June 20, 1941, centralizing air staff functions
previously dispersed among units of the War Department General
Staff; the Office of the Chief of the Air Corps, 1926-41; General
Headquarters Air Force, 1935-42; and the Office of the Commanding
General, Air Force Combat Command, 1941-42. Abolished September
26, 1947, following establishment of HQUSAF.
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified subject-
numeric correspondence, 1942-52, containing a separate
correspondence file of the Commanding General, Army Air Forces,
1942-45 (69 ft.). Correspondence control logs for part of the
subject-numeric correspondence, 1951-52. Alpha-numeric
correspondence with Members of Congress relating mainly to
constituent requests, 1948-52, with accompanying name index.
Consolidated subject index to parts of the subject-numeric and
alpha-numeric correspondence, 1946-51 (133 ft.). Security-
classified and unclassified incoming and outgoing staff messages,
1947-59 (2,667 ft.). Security-classified and unclassified staff
digests of air force activities, 1949-55. Correspondence with
military personnel and their families regarding promotions,
assignments to duty, and other personnel matters, 1948-51.
Reports and correspondence maintained by General Ralph W.
Swofford, as Executive to the Vice Chief of Staff, 1945-50.
Records relating to the unification of the armed forces under the
NME, 1947-49. Decimal correspondence of Special Assistant to the
Chief of Staff James H. Doolittle, reflecting his research and
development advisory activities, 1951-53. Miscellaneous reports
and correspondence, 1945-53. Official decisions made by the Chief
of Staff concerning weapons programs, construction programs, force
structure, air defense plans, and other subjects, 1958-64.
Related Records: Records of the Office of the Commanding General,
HQAAF, in RG 18, Records of the Army Air Forces. Oral history
interview of General Nathan F. Twining, Vice Chief of Staff,
1950-53, Chief of Staff, 1953-57, in Eisenhower Library. Papers,
1930-87, and oral history interview of General Lauris Norstad,
Acting Vice Chief of Staff, 1950, in Eisenhower Library.
341.3 RECORDS OF OFFICES OF ASSISTANT CHIEFS OF STAFF
1942-55
341.3.1 Records of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff,
Installations
History: Air Division established in Office of the Assistant
Chief of Air Staff, Materiel, Maintenance and Distribution
(ACAS/MM&D) by Headquarters Office Instruction (HOI) 50-21,
HQAAF, June 12, 1944, with responsibility for air force
installation construction, maintenance, and disposal policies
formerly exercised by Buildings and Grounds Section, Construction
Branch, Air Services Division, ACAS/MM&D. ACAS/MM&D designated
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Materiel and Services, by General
Order 10, HQAAF, July 17, 1944. Air Division redesignated Air
Installations Division by HOI 20-24, HQAAF, July 26, 1944.
Transferred to Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff A-4
(Materiel and Services) by HOI 20-24, HQAAF, March 27, 1947.
Superseded by Directorate of Air Installations in newly
established Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel by HOI
20-13, HQUSAF, November 4, 1947. Redesignated Directorate of
Installations, confirmed in HQUSAF organizational chart, Air
Force Pamphlet (AFP) 210-5, July 1, 1948. Transferred to Office
of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, 1952. Upgraded to
Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff, Installations, July 1954.
Textual Records: Correspondence and other records relating to the
acquisition and disposal of land and to the construction and
maintenance of installations, 1948-55. Records of the Family
Housing Group, 1949-52. Airfield evacuation reports from Brazil,
1948-49. Correspondence, construction project files, and other
records of field offices of the Missouri River Region, 1950; the
South Atlantic Region, 1944-55; and the Southwest Region, 1942-
54.
Related Records: Records of the Office of the Assistant Chief of
Air Staff A-4 (Materiel and Services), HQAAF, in RG 18, Records
of the Army Air Forces.
341.3.2 Records of the Office of the Assistant Chief of Staff for
Reserve Forces
History: Reserve and National Guard Division established in
Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff A-1 by HOI 20-1,
HQAAF, August 23, 1945, with responsibility for formulating and
reviewing policies concerning the organized Air Reserve, air
activities of the National Guard, and Air Reserve Officers
Training Corps (AROTC). Transferred to Office of the Assistant
Chief of Air Staff A-3, effective November 1, 1945, by HOI 20-
114, HQAAF, December 28, 1945. Abolished, with functions
transferred to newly established Directorate of Training and
Requirements in Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations
(DCS/O) by HOI 20-12, HQUSAF, November 4, 1947. Additional
function of monitoring policies relating to air force
participation in Civil Air Patrol and Air Scouts acquired by HOI
20-12A, HQUSAF, February 6, 1948. All reserve-related functions
transferred to newly established Civilian Components Group in
Office of DCS/O by HOI 20-12, HQUSAF, April 27, 1948. Pursuant to
EO 10007, October 15, 1948, directing each NME department to
organize and train reserve components, position of Special
Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Reserve Forces established,
and Civilian Components Group redesignated Office of the Special
Assistant to the Chief of Staff for Reserve Forces, by HOI 45-5,
HQUSAF, December 1, 1948. Upgraded to Office of the Assistant
Chief of Staff for Reserve Forces by General Order 39, DAF,
October 9, 1953.
Textual Records: Decimal correspondence, incorporating some
correspondence of predecessor offices, 1946-51. Correspondence
dealing with Air National Guard activities and with specialized
training of reserve units by private contractors, 1948-50.
Correspondence of the Liaison Division, including an
organizational history (1948-54) of the Office of the Assistant
Chief of Staff for Reserve Forces and its predecessors, 1954-55.
Minutes, agendas, and reports of the Air Staff Committee on
Reserve Policy, 1948-51; Air Staff Committee on National Guard
and Reserve Policy, 1950-53; and Reserve Program Review Board,
1953.
Related Records: Records of the Office of the Assistant Chief of
Air Staff A-1 (Personnel), HQAAF, in RG 18, Records of the Army
Air Forces.
341.4 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE AIR ADJUTANT GENERAL
1941-89
History: Established by Special Order 2, HQAAF, June 26, 1941,
appointing Lt. Col. William W. Dick as Air Adjutant General
(AAG); and by Army Air Forces (AAF) Regulation 20-1, HQAAF, June
27, 1941, assigning AAG to HQAAF, pursuant to the establishment
of the AAF by revision of Army Regulation 95-5, War Department,
June 20, 1941. Abolished, with functions transferred to Secretary
of the Air Staff, by HOI 20-41, HQAAF, May 8, 1944. Re-
established, effective July 1, 1945, by HOI 20-92, HQAAF, June
28, 1945. Redesignated Director of Administrative Services by
General Order 56, DAF, October 22, 1957. Redesignated Director of
Administration, January 1, 1969.
Textual Records: Central decimal correspondence, 1948-50, 1952-
53. Decimal correspondence, 1947-53, and subject-numeric
correspondence, 1954-55, of the Postal and Courier Operations
Group and predecessor units. Correspondence and reports of the
Records Management Group and predecessor units, 1944-52. Records
of the Orders Branch of the Administration Division, including
copies of DAF general orders, 1948-56; conference travel orders
and related correspondence, 1949-55; and correspondence relating
to the establishment and dissolution of boards and committees,
1946-56. Records of the Publishing Division and predecessor
units, including general correspondence, 1943-55, and a microfilm
copy of administrative publications with related correspondence,
1941-57 (401 rolls). Plans, umpire manuals, and after-action
reports of joint service tactical exercises "Miki," "Portrex,"
and "Swarmer," 1949-50. Air force collection of obsolete
publications, 1949-89 (100 ft., 622 rolls of microfilm, and 4,000
microfiche).
341.5 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL
1942-82
History: Position of Judge Advocate General established in Office
of the Chief of the Air Corps (OCAC) by Office Memorandum 10-10D,
OCAC, December 24, 1941. Transferred to HQAAF and redesignated
Air Judge Advocate, June 15, 1942, pursuant to AAF reorganization
effected by Circular 59, War Department, March 2, 1942,
implementing the provisions of EO 9082, February 28, 1942.
Assigned to Office of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff A-1
(Personnel) by HOI 20-1, August 23, 1945. Redesignated Judge
Advocate General and assigned to Deputy Chief of Staff,
Personnel, July 1, 1949. Given independent staff status, July 1,
1950.
341.5.1 Records of the Military Affairs Division, Office of the
Director of Civil Law
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified legal
precedent case files, 1942-62. Copies of outgoing letters of the
Legal Assistance Office, 1958-62.
341.5.2 Records relating to Agent Orange
Textual Records: Policy files maintained by the Office of General
Counsel, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, concerning
Agent Orange claims resolution and contracts administration,
1972-80. General records pertaining to Agent Orange product
liability litigation, 1971-81. Miscellaneous records relating to
the Herbicide Orange Project, 1971-82.
Motion Pictures (8 reels): Films removed from the general records
pertaining to Agent Orange product liability litigation, and
including U.S. military personnel working with Agent Orange and
laboratory testing and preparation of Agent Orange, 1971-81. SEE
ALSO 341.16.
Video Recordings (1 item): "The U.S. Army Biological Laboratories
Presents Vegetation Control Testing . . . Vietnam," n.d., from
the general records pertaining to Agent Orange product liability
litigation, 1971-81.
341.5.3 Other records
Textual Records: Morning reports of the 50th Army Air Forces Base
Unit (Headquarters AAF), Air Judge Advocate, 1945-47.
341.6 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE SURGEON GENERAL
1934-55
History: Established by Special Order 254, War Department,
October 30, 1941, appointing Colonel David N.W. Grant as Air
Surgeon in HQAAF; and Office Memorandum 10-10F, OCAC, February
16, 1942, transferring Medical Division, OCAC to HQAAF pursuant
to letter of Commanding General, AAF to Chief of the Air Corps,
AAF 321.9, February 6, 1942. Designated a component of the
Special Staff, HQAAF, September 9, 1942. Assigned for
administrative purposes to Assistant Chief of Air Staff (ACAS) A-
1 (Personnel), upon abolition of Special Staff, by HOI 20-1,
HQAAF, August 23, 1945. ACAS/A-1, HQAAF, superseded by Deputy
Chief of Staff, Personnel and Administration (DCS/PA), HQUSAF;
and Office of the Air Surgeon assigned for administrative
purposes to DCS/PA, by HOI 20-11, November 4, 1947. Office of the
Air Surgeon re-established as an independent component of Office
of the Chief of Staff by HOI 20-121, HQUSAF, January 20, 1948.
Superseded by Medical Service, USAF, and Air Surgeon designated
Surgeon General, USAF, by General Order 35, DAF, June 8, 1949,
implementing Joint Army and Air Force Adjustment Regulation
(JAAFAR) 1-11-62, May 16, 1949.
Textual Records: Decimal correspondence, 1950-51. Reference files
of the Historical Branch, consisting of Aviation Psychology
Research Program studies, 1943-49; reports on aviation medicine
research, 1940-52; periodic reports of various subdivisions of
the Office of the Surgeon General, 1951-54; and reports and
studies of the Aero Medical Laboratory, 1934-53 (103 ft.).
Records of the Directorate of Plans and Hospitalization,
including general records, 1948-49; statistical health reports,
1947-49; records relating to the distribution of medical
equipment and supplies, 1943-50, 1955; records relating to
medical program planning, 1944-49; and records relating to
personnel planning, 1946-49. Records of the Directorate of
Personnel Services, including general records, 1949; Air Force
Medical Service digests, 1950-53; records relating to the
functions and responsibilities of the Consultants Group, 1948-53;
and monthly reports of the major medical aid commands relating to
health and sanitary conditions, 1949-55. Correspondence and
memorandums of the USAF Review and Liaison Office located at the
St. Louis (MO) Medical Depot, U.S. Army, relating to air force
medical supplies, 1953-55.
341.7 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
1948-55
History: Office of the Air Inspector established by HOI 20-3,
HQUSAF, January 6, 1948. Redesignated Office of the Inspector
General (IG), July 1, 1948.
Textual Records: Correspondence and reports relating to
inspection procedures and to the inspections themselves, 1948-55
(505 ft.). Correspondence and reports relating to the activities
of components of the Office of the IG, 1950-52. Daily activity
reports of the IG and the Air Provost Marshal, 1948.
Correspondence of the Deputy IG for Security, 1951-54. Central
decimal correspondence, reports, and field unit records of the
Office of the Deputy IG, Norton Air Force Base, CA, 1951-55 (9
ft.). Records of various field units of the Office of the
Director of Special Investigations, 1948-55. Records of the Air
Provost Marshal, consisting of subject correspondence, 1952-55;
and records of the Joint Security Survey Group for Vital
Petroleum Facilities, 1948.
Related Records: For additional records of the Office of the
Director of Special Investigations, SEE 341.15.
341.8 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF,
COMPTROLLER
1942-56
History: Position of Air Comptroller established by HOI 20-15,
HQAAF, June 7, 1946, assuming functions formerly exercised by
Office of Program Monitoring, HQAAF. Redesignated Comptroller by
HOI 20-10A, HQUSAF, December 30, 1947. Redesignated Deputy Chief
of Staff, Comptroller, July 1, 1950.
Textual Records: Central decimal correspondence, 1947-53 (97
ft.). Records of the Office of the Director of Statistical
Services, including statistical reports on costs of aircraft,
equipment, and installations, 1949-56; a record set, with all
changes, of Air Force Manual 171-5, Statistical Control Technical
Procedures, 1943-56; and security-classified microfilm copy of
personnel data, 1944-56 (450 rolls). Records of the Office of the
Director of the Budget, including correspondence, reports, and
other records relating to budget development and administration,
1947-52; minutes, budget estimates and justifications, and other
records of the Air Force Budget Advisory Committee, 1942-55; and
material compiled for Air Force Manual 172-1, Manual of Budget
Administration, 1948-52. Records of the Director of Management
Analysis, consisting of decimal correspondence, 1950-54; studies
aimed at improving air force business management procedures,
1951-55; and correspondence, studies, and statistics on program
planning and cost control, 1944-50; 1956-57. Records of the Office of the
Director of Accounting relating to overall accounting policies
and control procedures, 1948-55. Records of the Office of the
Director of Finance, including decimal correspondence, 1950-53;
and records relating to loans and claims settlements, 1950-53.
Related Records: Records of the Budget Office, HQAAF, in RG 18,
Records of the Army Air Forces.
341.9 RECORDS
OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF AIR STAFF,
PERSONNEL
1943-56
History: Position of Assistant Chief of Air Staff A-1 (Personnel)
established by HOI 20-18, HQAAF, February 28, 1947, superseding
Assistant Chief of Air Staff, Personnel. Redesignated Deputy
Chief of Air Staff, Personnel and Administration by HOI 20-11,
HQUSAF, November 4, 1947. Redesignated Deputy Chief of Air Staff,
Personnel, July 1, 1949.
Textual Records: General correspondence, 1947-54. Personnel
status and strength reports, 1948-52. Records of the Assistant
for Ground Safety, including general correspondence, 1949-54;
reports on trends in ground accidents, 1944-52; and ground safety
personnel training records, 1948-51. Records of the Office of the
Chief of Air Force Chaplains, consisting of decimal
correspondence, 1947-50; audit reports on chaplain units in the
field, 1951-55; and a microfilm copy of baptisms, marriages, and
funerals conducted by chaplains, 1949-55 (44 rolls). Records of
the Office of the Director of Personnel Planning, including
decimal correspondence, 1949-53; and correspondence and other
records relating to policy development, 1947-55. Records of the
Office of the Director of Personnel Procurement and Training,
including decimal correspondence, 1948-55; incoming and outgoing
messages, 1950-52; records relating to the racial minority
policies program, 1944-50; and other records, 1946-49. Records of
the Director of Military Personnel, consisting of correspondence
and reports relating to personnel selection, assignment,
promotion, and elimination policies, 1947-55, and treatment of U.S.
Air Force personnel detained during the Korean War as prisoners of
war; correspondence and reports relating to personnel requirements
for the Reserve, National Guard, and Mutual Defense Assistance
Programs, 1948-56; case files on persons considered to be security
risks, 1949-55; and decimal correspondence of the Personnel Requirements and
Analysis Branch, 1948-52. Records of the Office of the Director
of Civilian Personnel, consisting of subject correspondence,
1947-55; correspondence relating to training, placement, and the
establishment of job classification levels and wage scales, 1947-
55; records of civilian personnel surveys conducted at air force
installations, 1943-55; and correspondence and studies relating
to staffing, budgeting, and work measurement, 1952-54.
Related Records: Records of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff A-1
(Personnel), HQAAF, in RG 18, Records of the Army Air Forces.
341.10 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF,
OPERATIONS
1941-57
History: Established by HOI 20-12, HQUSAF, November 4, 1947,
assuming some of the functions previously exercised by ACAS/A-2
(Intelligence), ACAS/A-3 (Operations and Training), and ACAS/A-5
(Planning), HQAAF. Redesignated Deputy Chief of Staff, Plans and
Operations, February 1963.
341.10.1 General records
Textual Records: Correspondence and reports on the development,
assignment, supply, and maintenance of aircraft, 1947-48. Records
concerning Senate investigations, 1949.
341.10.2 Records of the Office of the Director of Plans
Textual Records: Security-classified decimal correspondence and a
microfilm copy of accompanying cross-reference sheets, 1942-54
(406 ft. and 74 rolls). Top Secret decimal files relating to weapons development and military
planning, 1956-65. Records relating to air force
participation in joint and combined armed services planning,
1944-53. Records relating to the transfer of functions and
personnel from the army to the air force, 1947-48. Minutes of the
Committee on Civilian Components, 1948. Records of the Policy
Division, consisting of general correspondence, 1947-49; records
concerning civil aviation, 1942-45; and records relating to
negotiations for overseas air bases, 1951.
Related Records: Records of the Assistant Chief of Air Staff,
Plans, in RG 18, Records of the Army Air Forces.
341.10.3 Records of the Office of the Director of Operations
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified decimal
correspondence, 1947-54 (159 ft.). Security-classified subject
correspondence relating to strategic, operational, and
meteorological planning, 1945-51. Security-classified projects
file, 1947-51. Narrative histories of the Directorate of
Operations, 1950-55. Records of the Operations Programs Division,
consisting of security-classified subject files, 1945-51; minutes
of the Program Status Committee, 1951-56; and records of
organizational components, 1951-56. Records of the Operations
Support Division relating to air transport, airspace utilization,
air rescue missions, and the air force film program, 1946-56.
Records of the Operations and Commitments Division relating to
troop commitments, 1945-52. Records of the Operations Control
Division relating to fighter aircraft and bombardment activities,
1954-56. Troop movement orders, 1946-53. Printed copies of annual
budgets and other program documents, 1951-54.
341.10.4 Records of the Office of the Director of Communications-
Electronics
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified
correspondence, 1948-55 (105 ft.). Correspondence relating to the
U.S.-Canadian Military Cooperation Committee, 1946-49.
Correspondence and other records of the Plans and Policies
Division, 1945-48.
341.10.5 Records of the Office of the Director of Manpower and
Organization
Textual Records: Decimal correspondence, 1950-53. Incoming and
outgoing messages, 1952. Narrative histories, 1951-53. Records of
the Manning and Equipment Division, consisting of tables of
organization and equipment, and of personnel allocation, 1941-53.
Records of the Manpower Division relating to status of units and
interim troop basis authorizations, 1943-48; and to manpower
allotments, 1951-54. Records of the Organization Division,
including correspondence on planning, 1952-53; DAF letters on
organizational changes, 1953-55; compilations showing authorized
strength of the air force, 1944-45; and personnel allotment
vouchers, 1948-53. Correspondence and reports of the Air Force
Manpower Group on the use of manpower resources at air commands
and bases, 1948-49; 1956-66.
341.10.6 Records of other organizational components
Textual Records: Records of the Office of the Assistant for
Atomic Energy, including security-classified and unclassified
correspondence, 1945-55 (66 ft.); correspondence relating to
biological and chemical warfare, 1951-53; records relating to
access to atomic energy program documents, 1950-53; and
correspondence and other records of the 1009th Special Weapons
Squadron, 1948-57. Decimal correspondence of the Guided Missile
Division of the Office of the Assistant for Guided Missiles,
1947-49. Technical operations analysis reports and studies of air
force equipment of the Office of the Assistant for Operations
Analysis, 1947-57. Decimal correspondence, message files, and
other records of the Office of the Assistant for Programming,
1947-53.
341.11 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF INTELLIGENCE,
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF, OPERATIONS
1938-56
History: Established by HOI 20-12, HQUSAF, November 4, 1947,
assuming responsibilities formerly exercised by the Assistant
Chief of Air Staff A-2 (Intelligence). Director of Intelligence
redesignated Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence by September
1960.
341.11.1 General records
Textual Records: Central decimal correspondence, 1947-54 (226
ft.). Subject correspondence, 1954. Records relating to
requirements for the collection and dissemination of intelligence
information, 1945-55. Security-classified intelligence files containing information
on potential wartime bombing targets, 1938-55. Microfilm copy of reports and related
records of air force interrogations of prisoners of war and other
detainees repatriated from areas under control of the Soviet
Union (Project Wringer), 1949-55 (1,682 rolls).
Related Records: Records of the Office of the Assistant Chief of
Air Staff, A-2 (Intelligence), in RG 18, Records of the Army Air
Forces.
341.11.2 Records of the Office of the Deputy Director for
Collection and Dissemination
Textual Records: Records of the Collection Operations Division,
consisting of Air Attache Branch decimal correspondence, 1948-52;
military intelligence interpretation reports of the
Reconnaissance Branch, 1942-56; and correspondence and reports of
air attaches and installations, 1948-55. Records of the
Dissemination Control Division, consisting of correspondence,
1945-54; air intelligence reports submitted by U.S. air attaches
and foreign government intelligence agencies, 1942-53 (755 ft.);
correspondence files of the Foreign Liaison Branch, 1952-54; and
case files concerning foreign military personnel visiting air
force installations, 1945-55.
Sound Recordings (5 items): Enclosures to air attache documents
AF541473 and AF545420, G-2 Intelligence files, Moscow, 1953. SEE
ALSO 341.18.
341.11.3 Records of offices of other deputy directors
Textual Records: Records of the Office of the Deputy Director for
Estimates, consisting of records relating to operational
planning, 1943-50; daily reports on the air situation in Korea,
1950-53; daily selected intelligence reports and briefings, 1948-
53; and other records, 1949-55. Records of the Deputy Director
for Targets, consisting of technical reports on foreign and
domestic intelligence, 1948-55.
341.11.4 Records of the Air Technical Intelligence Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Textual Records: Subject correspondence, 1948-54. Project files,
1949-51. Budget estimates and justifications, 1946-52. Directives
and other issuances, 1948-54. Records relating to the handling of
sensitive information, 1947-52. Correspondence, case files, and
reports of the following organizational components: Personnel and
Management Office, 1953-55; Air Intelligence Office, 1950;
Technical Analysis Division, 1946-54; Technical Services
Division, 1949-51; Technical Training Division, 1948-53; Office
of the Deputy for Acquisitions, 1950-55; Office of the Deputy for
Air Weapons Systems, 1950-55; Office of the Deputy for
Engineering Support, 1951-55; Office of the Deputy for Material
Support, 1949-54; and Office of the Deputy for Science and
Components, 1946-55.
Related Records: For additional records of the Air Technical
Intelligence Center, SEE 341.15.
341.12 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF,
MATERIEL
1939-58
History: Established by HOI 20-13, HQUSAF, November 4, 1947,
assuming functions previously exercised by Assistant Chief of Air
Staff A-4 (Materiel and Services), HQAAF. Abolished, with
functions transferred to Deputy Chief of Staff, Systems and
Logistics, August 1961.
341.12.1 General records
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified central
correspondence, 1948-52. Miscellaneous records relating to the
organization and functioning of the office and its predecessors,
1939-52. General office files, 1956-58.
Related Records: Records of the Office of the Assistant Chief of
Air Staff A-4 (Materiel and Services), in RG 18, Records of the
Army Air Forces.
341.12.2 Records of offices of assistant directors
Textual Records: Records of the Office of the Assistant for
Materiel Program Control relating to the air force atomic energy
materiel program, 1951-53. Records of the Office of the Assistant
for Mutual Security, consisting of security-classified and
unclassified correspondence files, 1952-55; records concerning
training for foreign nationals under the Mutual Defense
Assistance Program, 1950-55; and correspondence with foreign
governments concerning equipment purchases, 1952-56.
341.12.3 Records of the Office of the Director of Armament
Textual Records: Activity reports of organizational components,
1949-50. Records of the Air Ordnance Officer, consisting of
decimal correspondence, 1941-50; administrative and policy
records, 1942-48; and historical narratives, 1941-50.
341.12.4 Records of the Offices of the Assistant for Logistics
(1947-49) and the Director for Logistics Plans (1949-53)
Textual Records: Security-classified and unclassified decimal
correspondence, 1944-50. Security-classified correspondence
relating to logistical plans, 1950-54. Subject correspondence of
the Technical Plans Team of the Plans Division, 1948-51. Records
of the Systems Planning Division relating to logistics planning
(Project Redhead), 1952-53. Records of the Policy Division,
consisting of subject correspondence relating to mobilization
plans, 1946-48; inspection and investigative reports, with
accompanying background material, 1946-50; and minutes and
related records of the Munitions Board, 1948-50.
341.12.5 Records of the Office of the Director of Supplies and
Services
Textual Records: Correspondence, reports, and other records
relating to policies and procedures for logistical support of the
air force, 1949-56. Historical narratives, 1953-54. Records of
the Materiel Atomic Energy Group concerning atomic energy
materiel programs, 1953-55. Records of the Administrative and
Support Services Division, consisting of general correspondence,
1948-52; decimal correspondence of the Food Service Branch, 1947-
52; and correspondence and reports of the Mortuary and Graves
Registration Branch, 1946-56. Records of the Aircraft and
Armament Division relating to assistance given to the Chinese air
force under the Mutual Defense Assistance Program, 1943-51.
Records of the Foreign Military Aid Branch of the Supply Division
concerning supply transactions conducted under the Mutual Defense
Assistance Program, 1949-51. Records of the International
Division regarding policies for the Lend-Lease and the Mutual
Defense Assistance Programs, 1942-49. Records of the Storage and
Distribution Division, 1944-50.
341.12.6 Records of the Office of the Director of Maintenance
Engineering
Textual Records: Decimal correspondence, 1944-50. Correspondence,
reports, and other records relating to maintenance systems and
facilities, 1948-51. Subject correspondence of the Motorized and
Miscellaneous Equipment Committee, 1953-54. Minutes and other
records of the Air Standardization Coordinating Committee, 1948-
51.
341.12.7 Records of the Office of the Director of Transportation
Textual Records: Decimal correspondence, 1947-51. Records
concerning the air transport of cargo and personnel, 1947-50.
Correspondence relating to policies and procedures of the
Transportation Service, 1949-50. Correspondence, reports, and
other records of the following organizational components:
Programs Division, 1948-54; Military Motor Vehicle Division,
1949-54; Packaging and Materials Handling Division, 1949-53;
Movement Control Division, 1945-54; Traffic Division, 1950-54;
Land Transport Division, 1949-51; and Air Transport Division,
1952-54.
341.12.8 Records of the Director of Industrial Resources
Textual Records: Records of the Programs Group, consisting of
subject correspondence relating to mobilization planning, 1948-
53; records concerning air force participation in the Mutual
Defense Assistance Program, 1948-51; and minutes and other
records of the committees concerned with production and
industrial mobilization planning, 1948-50. Records of the
Aircraft Division and its component units concerning the
production of fighter and bomber aircraft, guided missiles, and
other critical materials and equipment, 1948-57. Records of the
Industrial Plans Division and its organizational components
concerning air force owned or controlled industrial facilities,
industrial manpower, and the mobilization of critical raw
materials, 1944-55. Records of the Procurement Policy Division
and its organizational components, 1942-56.
341.13 RECORDS OF THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY CHIEF OF STAFF,
DEVELOPMENT
1940-54
History: Established, October 1949. Prior to that time, the
Director for Research and Development was under the Deputy Chief
of Staff, Materiel.
Textual Records: General correspondence, 1947-50. Security-
classified decimal correspondence, 1950-52. Records of the Office
of the Assistant for Development Programming, consisting of
correspondence of the Chief Scientific Advisor, Arnold Air
Development Center, Tullahoma, TN, 1945-52. Correspondence of the
Assistant for Standardization, 1940-54. Records of the Office of
the Director of Research and Development, consisting of subject
correspondence, 1948-49; records relating to guided missile
development, 1943-50; records relating to aircraft development
and testing, 1944-51; records relating to electronics research,
1944-52; and records relating to other research and development
projects, 1941-54. Records of the Office of the Director of
Requirements, consisting of decimal correspondence, 1948-51;
reports of aircraft and air materiel testing ("Air Proving Ground
Reports"), 1942-49 (79 ft.); and minutes and other records of the
Aircraft and Weapons Board, 1947-48.
Related Records: Records of AAF participation in boards and
committees, in RG 18, Records of the Army Air Forces.
Subject Access Terms: Scientific Advisory Board; Von Karman,
Theodore.
341.14 RECORDS OF THE AIR FORCE COUNCIL
1951-53
History: Established by HOI 20-3, HQUSAF, July 25, 1951, as the
main advisory body to the Chief of Staff, with membership
consisting of the Vice Chief of Staff, various deputy and
assistant chiefs of staff, and the Inspector General. Advisory
function extended to Secretary of the Air Force with membership
expanded to include assistant secretaries of the air force, 1992.
Textual Records: Correspondence, reports referred to the council
for action, and a master set of council decisions, 1951-53.
341.15 RECORDS OF PROJECT BLUE BOOK
1947-69
History: Established as Project Sign by a memorandum from Major
General L.C. Craigie, Director of Research and Development,
Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel, HQUSAF, to
Lieutenant General Nathan F. Twining, Commanding General, Air
Materiel Command (AMC), USAF, December 30, 1947. Assigned to
Technical Intelligence Division, Intelligence Department, AMC,
January 22, 1948; confirmed by Technical Instruction 2185, HQAMC,
February 11, 1948. Redesignated Project Grudge, February 11,
1949, pursuant to a letter from Director of Research and
Development, Deputy Chief of Staff, Materiel, HQUSAF, December
16, 1948. Project Grudge terminated, December 1949. Reactivated,
October 27, 1951. Redesignated Project Blue Book, March 1952. Air
Technical Intelligence Center transferred from AMC to Office of
the Director of Intelligence, Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations,
1952. Terminated by Secretary of the Air Force announcement,
December 17, 1969.
Textual Records: Records of the Aerial Phenomena Branch,
Technical Analysis Division, Air Technical Intelligence Center,
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, relating to the air force
study of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), consisting of case
files on alleged UFO sightings, 1947-69 (61 ft.); case files of
the 4602d Air Intelligence Service Squadron on alleged UFO
sightings, 1954-56; and records relating to the staffing and
organization of the project, 1948-67. Records of the Office of
the Director of Special Investigations, Office of the Inspector
General, HQUSAF, consisting of reports of investigations of
alleged UFO sightings, 1948-68.
Microfilm Publications: T1206.
Motion Pictures (20 reels): Motion pictures received by the air
force during the project, and forming part of the Aerial
Phenomena Branch case files described above, 1950-67. SEE ALSO
341.16.
Sound Recordings (23 items): Interviews with individuals
conducted or acquired by the air force during the project, and
forming part of the Aerial Phenomena Branch case files described
above, 1955-67. SEE ALSO 341.18.
Photographs (8,360 images): Sightings of alleged UFOs, forming
part of the Aerial Phenomena Branch case files described above,
1954-66 (PBB).
341.16 MOTION PICTURES (GENERAL)
SEE UNDER 341.5.2 and 341.15.
341.17 VIDEO RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
SEE UNDER 341.5.2.
341.18 SOUND RECORDINGS (GENERAL)
SEE UNDER 341.11.2 and 341.15.
341.19 STILL PICTURES (GENERAL)
SEE Photographs UNDER 341.15.
Bibliographic note: Web version based on Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. Compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration, 1995.
3 volumes, 2428 pages.
This Web version is updated from time to time to include records processed since 1995.
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