The file manual specifically excepted material pertaining to: alien property and war claims (see JL); military assistance to other nations (see FO); national emergency (see FE); and veterans and their dependents (see VA).

The researcher should note that most highly sensitive defense and security materials were retained by the National Security Council in a separate file. Most of the material in this file, WHCF-ND, concerns administrative, legislative and political concerns and is infrequently classified higher than "Confidential."

ND: National Security - Defense
Executive 650 pp. / General 75 pp.
Material on miscellaneous defense and national security matters, articles and correspondence reflecting the public debate over defense issues, and materials on the possible transfer of defense programs of the Energy Research and Development Administration.

ND 1: Aircraft
Executive 300 pp. / General 50 pp.
Material on procurement and funding decisions for military aircraft such as F- 16, F-17, F-111, and A7D, especially reflecting congressional and manufacturer concerns; a press briefing on the Advanced Airborne Command Post; compilation of USAF press releases on the B-1 bomber; and miscellaneous other matters.

ND 1-1: Non-Military Use of Aircraft
Executive 250 pp. / General 100 pp.
Material on requests by members of Congress, private organizations, the State Department, local governments, and others for military aircraft to transport non-military persons and goods.

ND 2: Civil Defense
Executive 275 pp. / General 50 pp.
Drafts and agency comments on E.O. 11921 "Adjusting Emergency Preparedness Assignments..."; correspondence from local civil defense officials on funding and other matters; and the Federal Preparedness Agency's nuclear attack non- military emergency plans.

ND 2-1: Civil Defense Plans
Executive 75 pp. / General 1 p.
Primarily copies, drafts, and comments on E.O. 11953 "Assigning Emergency Preparedness Functions to ERDA and NRC.

ND 2-2: Civil Defense Alert Exercises and Tests
Executive 12 pp. / General none
Document case concerning Civil Readiness Defense Exercise 1975 (REX 75)

ND 2-3: Civil Defense Shelters
No materials were filed under this heading.

ND 3: Communications - Electronics
Executive 40 pp. / General none
Document case on national communications system plan under Federal Emergency Plan D; and miscellaneous cross references.

ND 4: Defense Mobilization
Executive 275 pp. / General none
Material on the National Commission on Supplies and Shortages; extension and amendment of, and Attorney General's annual report under, Defense Production Act of 1950; NSC comments on the Congressional Budget Office paper "US Army Force Design"; and miscellaneous other matters.

ND 4-1: Defense Mobilization - Manpower
Executive 14 pp. / General none
Very miscellaneous items and cross references on reservist call-up authority, the defense budget, selective service system, and other matters.

ND 4-2: Defense Mobilization - Materials
Executive 300 pp. / General 50 pp.
Material on strategic stockpile policy, legislation, and disposal, especially White House relations with Congressman Charles Bennett and his subcommittee. Items also on implementation of a 1975 convention on toxic and bacteriological weapons and other matters.

ND 5: Health - Medical
Executive 20 pp. / General 30 pp.
Items on the military's civilian health program, CHAMPUS, and on miscellaneous matters.

ND 6: Intelligence
Executive 1000 pp. / General 150 pp.
Material on the reorganization and congressional investigations of the intelligence community. Also includes two lengthy unclassified CIA reference publications, material on Congressman McCloskey's concern over MACV (Vietnam 1967) intelligence reporting, and occasional other matters.

ND 7: File Category Not Used

ND 8: Military Personnel
Executive 300 pp. / General 150 pp.
Material, overwhelmingly cross references, on routine administrative matters, courtesies, personnel transfers, base closings, and force reductions.

ND 8/A-Z: Military Personnel/A-Z
Executive 750 pp. / General 350 pp.
Correspondence with and about individual servicemen and women, concerning awards, expressions of thanks and other courtesies, reassignments, and legal problems. Includes material on Lt. William Calley.

ND 8-1: Casualties
Executive 1300 pp. / General 500 pp.
Primarily material on American servicemen listed as Missing in Action in Indochina and administration handling of the issues, especially White House relations with congressmen, individual family members, and the National League of Families.

ND 8-1-1: Burials
No materials were filed under this heading.

ND 8-1-2: Condolence Letters
Executive 7 pp. / General none
Items concerning presidential policy in sending such letters.

ND 8-1/A-Z: Condolence Letters/A-Z
Executive 800 pp. / General none
Letters of condolence to next of kin and formal casualty reports, primarily Indochina MIAs declared KIA.

ND 8-2: Conduct - Deportment - Behavior
Executive none / General 1 p.
One cross reference on the early release of reservists.

ND 8-3: File Category Not Used
No subject heading was assigned to this file code.

ND 8-4: Housing - Quarters
Executive 5 pp. / General 3 pp.
A citizen's complaint about "co-ed" quarters, and miscellaneous cross references.

ND 8-5: Military Courts - Courts Martial
Executive 40 pp. / General none
Material on E.O. 11835 "Presenting Amendments to the Manual for Courts Martial" and miscellaneous other matters.

ND 8-6: Pay - Allowances - Pensions
Executive 300 pp. / General 50 pp.
Material primarily on recomputation of retirement pay, per diems, a promotion freeze, allowances for quartering, and other budgetary and administrative matters, especially as reflected in proposed legislation and executive orders.

ND 8-7: Promotions - Demotions
Executive 150 pp. / General 1 p.
Items concerning pertinent legislation, executive orders, and regulations; and concerning the Col. Winfred Ebel case.

ND 8-7-1/FG#: Approved Promotions/(service branch)
Executive 6000 pp. / General none
Name lists, transmittal memoranda, biographical summaries and portrait photographs concerning senior officer nominations for promotion or appointment. Nominations originate in the service branches and the President formally sends them to the Senate for approval. Arranged by FG code for each service branch.

ND 8-8: Separations - Discharges - Retirement
Executive 50 pp. / General 25 pp.
Items on involuntary separations due to reductions in force and on Presidential Clemency Board matters.

ND 8-8/FG#: Separations - Discharges - Retirement/(service branch)
Executive 75 pp. / General none
Cross references to documents nominating officers to be placed on retirement lists.

ND 9: Preparedness
Executive 75 pp. / General 25 pp.
Items on the 1976 military exercise schedule, vice presidential briefing for PRIME RATE 1975 and WINTEX 75 exercise, and miscellaneous other preparedness matters.

ND 9-1: Preparedness - Air Power
Executive none / General 1 p.
Cross reference to a citizen mailgram.

ND 9-2: Preparedness - Ground Forces
Executive 1 pp. / General none
Cross reference re Presidential Clemency Board.

ND 9-3: Preparedness - Naval Power
Executive 100 pp. / General none
Items on the Bicentennial Naval Review; Congressional Budget Office issue paper "Planning US General Purpose Force: The Navy", with DOD and NSC comments; suggestion re seapower commission; and miscellaneous other items.

ND 10: Property - Installations
Executive 500 pp. / General 50 pp.
Material on termination of World War II executive order permitting detention of Japanese-Americans; military construction authorization bills; military commissaries; and disparate other matters, largely cross references.

ND 10/FG 13: Property - Installations/Defense Department
Executive 3 pp. / General none
Items on Defense Subsistence Regions.

ND 10/FG 14: Property - Installations/Army
Executive 1000 pp. / General 100 pp.
Material on location, relocation and closure of Army installations, especially White House and Army liaison with congressmen and local officials. Prominently mentioned facilities include Pueblo Army Depot, Scranton Army Munition Plant, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Frankford (Philadelphia) Arsenal, and Lexington Blue Grass Army Depot.

ND 10/FG 15: Property - Installations/Navy
Executive 300 pp. / General 25 pp.
Material on construction, termination, reduction and relocation of naval facilities. Most prominently discussed are relations with Congress over construction of a base at Diego Garcia, and termination of weapons training on Culebra Island, Puerto Rico.

ND 10/FG 16: Property - Installations/Air Force
Executive 300 pp. / General 75 pp.
Material on location, relocation, and closure of Air Force installations, especially Air Force and White House liaison with congressmen and local officials. Prominently mentioned facilities include Griffis AFB and Rome Air Development Center (NY); Glasgow AFB (Montana); Kincheloe AFB (Michigan); Loring AFB (Maine); and especially Richards-Gebaur AFB (Missouri).

ND 11: Research - Engineering
Executive 25 pp. / General 1 p.
Material on research and development briefings for the vice president, and miscellaneous cross references.

ND 12: Reserve Forces and National Guard
Executive 300 pp. / General 50 pp.
Material on new presidential reserve call-up authority, the National Committee for Employer Support, and miscellaneous matters and cross references.

ND 12/FG#: Reserve Forces and National Guard/(service branch)
Executive 300 pp. / General 75 pp.
Miscellaneous materials, primarily cross references on individual promotions. Arranged by FG code for each service branch.

ND 13: Security
Executive 30 pp. / General 4 pp.
Material on the Official Accountability Act of 1975, formal report to Congress on actions to strengthen international procedures of IAEA to control unauthorized use of nuclear materials, and miscellaneous items.

ND 13-1: Security - Areas and Buildings
Executive 1 pp. / General none
Cross reference re a DOD and ERDA "Package."

ND 13-2: Security - Censorship
No materials were filed in this category.

ND 13-3: Security - Classified Information
Executive 250 pp. / General 2 pp.
Miscellaneous items and cross references on FOIA, formal delegations of Top Secret classification authority, E.O. 11865 (re ERDA and NRC), E.O. 11932 (re IEA), classification needs of a nuclear materials threat and safeguard analysis, and other matters.

ND 13-4: Security - Personnel
Executive 15 pp. / General none
CIA comments on a bill to prohibit use of polygraphs, and miscellaneous cross references.

ND 14: Service Schools
Executive 150 pp. / General 50 pp.
Primarily material on Board of Visitors appointments and some items on legislation to end sex discrimination at service schools.

ND 14/A-Z: Service Schools/A-Z
Executive 15 pp. / General 25 pp.
Miscellaneous items concerning the appointment of prospective and actual cadets.

ND 14-1: Air Academy
Executive 300 pp. / General 15 pp.
Material on Board of Visitor appointments and reports.

ND 14-2: Armed Forces Staff College
Executive 6 pp. / General 1 p.
Miscellaneous cross references.

ND 14-3: Army War College
Executive 3 pp. / General 1 p.
Miscellaneous cross references.

ND 14-4: Coast Guard Academy
Executive 15 pp. / General 2 pp.
Comments on legislation to allow the admittance of foreign nationals, and miscellaneous cross references.

ND 14-5: Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Executive 7 pp. / General 1 p.
Miscellaneous cross references.

ND 14-6: Merchant Marine Academy
Executive 20 pp. / General 75 pp.
Miscellaneous cross references, items on the proposed removal of Admiral Engel, and numerous cross references re a speaking invitation to the President.

ND 14-7: Military Academy - West Point
Executive 250 pp. / General 20 pp.
Primarily material on Board of Visitors appointments, annual reports, and the West Point Honor System.

ND 14-8: National War College
Executive 15 pp. / General none
Miscellaneous cross references, and items on establishment and dedication of a National Defense University, merging the War College and Industrial College of the Armed Forces.

ND 14-9: Naval Academy
Executive 375 pp. / General 15 pp.
Primarily material on Board of Visitor appointments and annual reports.

ND 14-10: Naval War College
Executive 2 pp. / General none
Cross references on White House Tours.

ND 14-11: Air War College
Executive 4 pp. / General none
Miscellaneous cross references.

ND 14-12: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences
Executive 75 pp. / General 10 pp.
Primarily material on support and opposition to the University and appointments to its Board of Regents.

ND 15: Ships - Submarines
Executive 700 pp. / General 75 pp.
Material especially on the cruiser/destroyer construction program, Congress, and the debate over funding for nuclear-powered vs. conventionally powered vessels. Also material on the AEGIS missile system, union vs. military manning of emergency sealift vessels, disposition of the Glomar Explorer, public relations letters from Admiral Rickover "at sea" during new ship sea trials, and various other matters.

ND 16: Supply - Logistics
Executive 36 pp. / General 3 pp.
Material on such topics as uniforms, fuel, beef, Minuteman missile production, and training equipment.

ND 17: Vehicles - Wheel Track Amphibious (Ambulances)
Executive 2 pp. / General 1 p.
Material on tanks, handicapped transportation, and military appropriations.

ND 18: Wars
Executive 100 pp. / General 25 pp.
Materials on such topics as the War Powers Resolution, eligibility for membership in the American Legion, war risk insurance, and wars of the past including the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, and World War II.

ND 18/CO#: Wars/(country)
Executive 5000 pp. / General 24,000 pp.
Material on wars, military crises, and incidents around the world. The file emphasizes White House consultation, and liaison with Congress and influential organizations and individuals, but other aspects are also included. Within the files there is quite a variation in terms of the quality of the materials. For instance the materials on the Middle East and Cyprus crises appear to be significantly more important than those on Cambodia and Vietnam. Arranged by country file code, a list of which is filed at the beginning of the category. Over 90% of the General File is filed under CO 26, and most of this material is public opinion mail concerning the Mayaguez seizure.

ND 18/CO 1-7: Wars/Middle East
Executive 900 pp.

ND 18/CO 7: Wars/Angola
Executive 50 pp.

ND 18/CO 26: Wars/Cambodia
Executive 1200 pp.
Primarily concerning the Mayaguez crisis. Over 90% of the 24,000 pages in the General File of ND 18/CO# concern the Mayaguez Incident.

ND 18/CO 40: Wars/Cyprus
Executive 1000 pp.

ND 18/CO 82: Wars/Lebanon
Executive 400 pp.

ND 18/CO 160: Wars/Great Britain (Northern Ireland)
Executive 100 pp.

ND 18/CO 165 to CO 165-2: Wars/Vietnam
Executive 400 pp.

ND 18-1: Casualties
Executive 1 pp. / General none
One cross reference relating to the POW/MIA issue.

ND 18-2: Displaced Persons - Refugees
Executive 50 pp. / General none
Material on refugees in general or refugees from more than one country.

ND 18-2/CO#: Displaced Persons - Refugees/(country)
Executive 3600 pp. / General 1400 pp.
Material on refugees from various countries and their attempts to gain admittance to the U.S. or other countries. Over 90% of the material relates to Indochina refugees including such topics as the Indochina Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, the Interagency Task Force on Indochina Refugees, refugee camps in Guam and the U.S., and attempts by a small number of refugees to return to Indochina. Unfortunately the material on Indochina refugees is not all filed together, so researchers will have to consult the following country subdivisions: CO 1 Indochina; CO 1-3 Asia; CO 26 Cambodia; CO 80 Laos; CO 165 Vietnam; CO 165-1 North Vietnam; CO 165-2 South Vietnam. Weekly reports to the President by Julia Taft on the refugee program are filed in ND 18/CO 1. Arranged by country file code, a list of which is at the beginning of the category.

ND 18-2/CO 1: Refugees/Indochina
Executive 1300 pp. / General 20 pp.

ND 18-2/CO 1-3: Refugees/Asia
Executive 7 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 7: Refugees/Angola
Executive 12 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 26: Refugees/Cambodia
Executive 40 pp. / General 25 pp.

ND 18-2/CO 33: Refugees/Chile
Executive 1 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 39: Refugees/Cuba
Executive 75 pp. / General 2 pp.

ND 18-2/CO 40: Refugees/Cyprus
Executive 10 pp. / General 14 pp.

ND 18-2/CO 61: Refugees/Haiti
Executive 35 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 64: Refugees/Hungary
Executive 1 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 69: Refugees/Iraq
Executive 35 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 80: Refugees/Laos
Executive 10 pp. / General 7 pp.

ND 18-2/CO 82: Refugees/Lebanon
Executive 30 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 116: Refugees/Palestine
Executive 12 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 158: Refugees/Soviet Union
Executive 5 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 165: Refugees/Vietnam
Executive 75 pp. / General 150 pp.

ND 18-2/CO 165-1: Refugees/North Vietnam
Executive 25 pp. / General none

ND 18-2/CO 165-2: Refugees/South Vietnam
Executive 1350 pp. / General 1200 pp.

ND 18-3: Prisoners
Executive 90 pp. / General 30 pp.
Material on such topics as POW's and MIA's, health problems of World War II prisoners of war, and political prisoners in such countries as Cuba, Ethiopia, Cyprus, South Korea, Mexico, and the Soviet Union.

ND 18-4: War Crimes - Trials
Executive 100 pp. / General 20 pp.
Materials on such topics as the My Lai massacre, alleged Nazi war criminals in the U.S., the imprisonment of Rudolph Hess, and President Ford's meetings with the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Committee and the U.S. Survivors of Buchenwald.

ND 19: Warfare
Executive 6 pp. / General none
Material on such topics as the signing of the Geneva Protocol, sale of a destroyer to Ecuador, and hostile uses of environmental modification.

ND 19-1: Atomic - Biological - Chemical Warfare
Executive 425 pp. / General 30 pp.
Material on such topics as the ratification of the Geneva Protocol of 1925 and the Biological Weapons Convention of 1972, an executive order renouncing certain uses of chemical and riot control agents, the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency's publication "Perspectives on Nuclear War", and proposed congressional resolutions and legislation.

ND 19-2: Psychological Warfare
No materials were filed in this category.

ND 20: Weapons - Ordnance - Munitions
Executive 1150 pp. / General 150 pp.
Material on research, development, and use of weapons, but not supply (see ND 16). Topics include: arms control, nuclear testing, the SALT talks, storage of nuclear weapons, export of atomic technology or materials, sale of weapons systems, non-proliferation policy, the Vladivostok agreement, a machine gun contract, Minuteman missiles, proposed legislation, and testimony before Congress.

ND 20-1: International Agreements
Executive 18 pp. / General none
Material on such topics as the Geneva Protocol of 1925, the Biological Weapons Convention of 1972, and arms control negotiations.

ND 20-1/CO#: International Agreements/(country)
Executive 325 pp. / General 35 pp.
Material on such topics as arms sales, defense cooperation agreements, the Vladivostok agreement, detente, SALT, the Treaty on Underground Nuclear Explosions for Peaceful Purposes, and the Threshold Test Ban Treaty. The bulk of this material is filed under CO 158 (Soviet Union). Arranged by country file code, a copy of which is available at the beginning of this category.

ND 21: Conscription - Induction - Draft - Universal Military Training - Deferment
Executive 500 pp. / General 50 pp.
Material on such topics as military recruiters, the all-volunteer army, restoration of the draft, the clemency program for draft resisters, termination of registration, and reports of the Selective Service System.