Informing the press on the afternoon of July 7, the National Archives Center III, the State Records and Archives Department, said that on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States and the 78th anniversary of War Invalids and Martyrs Day, the National Archives Center III will organize a document exhibition “30 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States” and coordinate with the Vietnam-US Association, the “Soldier's Heart” Organization, the “Forever 20” Club and the Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University, United States to organize the return of war relics to families of martyrs and veterans.
The exhibition “30 years of Vietnam - US diplomatic relations” exploits rich sources of documents from the National Archives Center III under the Department of State Records and Archives, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam, Vietnam News Agency, US Embassy in Vietnam, Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University, USA, historical testimony. The exhibition content reflects important milestones and cooperative efforts in the fields of politics, economics, culture, science, education, health, defense... The exhibition not only recreates the 30-year journey of formation and development of Vietnam - US relations, but also sends a message about a stable cooperative future, together towards peace and prosperity.
In particular, the exhibition introduces many documents published for the first time, typically: Documents related to the process of normalizing diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the United States; President William Jefferson Clinton's statement on establishing normal relations with Vietnam, announced at the White House on July 11, 1995, currently kept at the US National Archives; Prime Minister Vo Van Kiet's statement on July 12, 1995 on President Bill Clinton's decision to normalize relations, currently kept at the National Archives Center III.
In addition, the exhibition also introduces some documents and war relics that were returned for the first time to veterans and relatives of martyrs' families, currently kept at the Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University, USA.
On this occasion, the US Embassy in Vietnam will also present 30 photos - symbolizing the number of years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and the US. The Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University will present to the National Archives Center III more than 200 sets of documents and war relic data for management and continued return to families.
According to information from the Organizing Committee of the above-mentioned series of activities, currently, the Vietnam Center, Texas Tech University is managing a microfilm archive with nearly 3 million pages of handwritten notes, images of relics, and memorabilia of the Northern and Southern Liberation Army soldiers during the resistance war against the US. This is a valuable source of information and data about Vietnamese martyrs who sacrificed or went missing during the war.
Vietnamese and US agencies have made efforts to search for archival documents to find information, relics, and evidence of war to return to the families of both sides. The return of war relics to the families of martyrs is a very humane activity and at the same time demonstrates the sense of responsibility and goodwill in the Vietnam - US relationship to overcome the consequences of war, contributing to strengthening trust, enhancing understanding and solidarity between the people of the two countries.
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