The Cuban refugees papers, 1979-1981.

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The Cuban refugees papers, 1979-1981.

Contains the following types of materials: magazines, official journal, after action reports, phone logs, personnel documents, organizational documents. Contains information pertaining to the following military unit: 759th Military Police Battalion. General description of the collection: The Cuban refugee papers include official papers from the Cuban crisis of the 1980s; history of the refugee support mission at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin; documents from Cuban Information Archives related to the Mariel Boatlift (chronology); historical summary of Cuban refugee operations directed by General Shoemaker; 759th Military Police Battalion after action report, Task Force Refugee, 1980; project title: "The role of the U.S. Army Forces Command in the reception and care of refugees from Cuba in the continental United States."

9 boxes.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7570765

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United States. Army Forces Command

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U.S. Army Forces command (FORSCOM) was activated on July 1, 1973, pursuant to Department of the Army General Order 16 of May 18, 1973, as part of Operation Steadfast, a reorganization of the Army''s major commands. FORSCOM, along with the U.S. Army Training and Doctine Command (TRADOC) replaced the U.S. Continental Army Command (CONARC). FORSCOM headquarters moved to Fort McPherson, Georgia, where it displaced Third U.S. Army, which was inactivated on October 1, 1973.The U.S. Army Forces Command...