"Primarily memos or brief monographs, including cables and weekly or regular situation reports, these documents encompass all aspects of African politics, economics, and public life. The entire second reel consists of reports on the Congo in the 1960's. Other features are biographic reports on various figures in South Africa and other African countries, reports on potential political and military activities, and reports relating to the decolonization of Africa"--The Library of Congress Guide to the Microform Collections in the Humanities and Social Sciences Division, online version.