Back years - Documents microforms. FBIS Electronic Index - Library CD Network FBIS is a translation service started by the CIA in 1947. FBIS is translations of newspaper and media accounts from foreign countries. The CIA is interested in more than political affairs of communist countries, so there are stories on agriculture, economics, social affairs, etc. See Fact Sheet 3 for more information.
Many Congressional committees publish hearings, prints, and reports in the area of foreign policy.
Specific documents may be found through VCAT or through searching the Congressional Masterfile CD on the Library CD Server. 1 The Department of State reports on countries' human rights and economic practices each year. Each single page issue of Gist is designed to give the reader background on one area of U.S. foreign policy, for instance US Policy in Sub-Saharan Africa. This monthly periodical contains articles by scholars on the social, political, and economic problems of the communist world. Ceased publication in 1992.