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5 FAH-1 Correspondence Handbook
 - 100 CORRESPONDENCE
 - 200 TELEGRAMS
 - 300 MEMORANDUMS
 - 400 LETTERS
 - 500 CONGRESSIONAL LETTERS
 - 600 DIPLOMATIC NOTES
 - 700 DEPARTMENT NOTICES
 - 800 INVITATIONS
 - 900 ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
 - 1000 COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
  

5 FAH-1 Correspondence Handbook

100 CORRESPONDENCE
--  110 OFFICIAL DEPARTMENT OF STATE CORRESPONDENCE  [77 Kb]
--  120 PREPARING CORRESPONDENCE  [55 Kb]
--  130 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS  [69 Kb]
--  140 TAGS (TRAFFIC ANALYSIS BY GEOGRAPHY AND SUBJECT)/TERMS SYSTEM  [54 Kb]

200 TELEGRAMS
--  210 USING TELEGRAMS  [132 Kb]
--  220 PRECEDENCE DESIGNATORS/ADDRESSEES  [100 Kb]
--  230 PREPAIRING TELEGRAMS IN THE DEPARTMENT  [189 Kb]
--  240 PREPARING TELEGRAMS AT POST  [152 Kb]

300 MEMORANDUMS
--  310 USING MEMORANDUMS  [174 Kb]
--  320 PREPARING MEMORANDUMS  [80 Kb]

400 LETTERS
--  410 OFFICIAL STATE DEPARTMENT LETTERS  [106 Kb]
--  420 PREPARING LETTERS  [207 Kb]
--  430 ENVELOPES AND MAILING  [285 Kb]

500 CONGRESSIONAL LETTERS
--  510 LETTERS TO MEMBERS OF CONGRESS  [181 Kb]
--  520 PREPARING CONGRESSIONAL LETTERS  [98 Kb]

600 DIPLOMATIC NOTES
--  610 USING DIPLOMATIC NOTES  [197 Kb]
--  620 PREPARING DIPLOMATIC NOTES  [99 Kb]

700 DEPARTMENT NOTICES
--  710 USING THE DEPARTMENT NOTICE  [55 Kb]
--  720 PREPARING DEPARTMENT NOTICES  [73 Kb]

800 INVITATIONS
--  810 EXTENDING INVITATIONS  [49 Kb]
--  820 PREPAIRING INVITATIONS  [237 Kb]

900 ELECTRONIC MESSAGES
--  910 FORMATTING E-MAILS  [71 Kb]

1000 COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD
--  1010 CORRESPONDING WITH FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS  [52 Kb]
--  1020 COUNTRIES, OFFICIAL DESIGNATIONS, AND CAPITALS  [52 Kb]
--  1030 THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA  [54 Kb]

  
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