The Collection
The War Archive's Digital Collection offers free public access to digitized documents, photographs, and artifacts from Nigeria-Biafra history. It is an online catalogue with a searchable database of select objects, continually growing to bring more of this history to a wider audience.
Memorandum for the President: U.S. Options In Biafra Relief
This memorandum, prepared by Henry Kissinger, U.S. Assistant for National Security Affairs, presents options for U.S. relief efforts in the Nigerian Civil War, weighing their pros and cons.
Source Collection: Administrative Records and Publications, Foreign Relations and Affairs.
Date: 28th January, 1969
Memorandum of Conversation Between Biafra Representatives and U.S. National Security Council Staff
The U.S. National Security Council representatives Roger Morris and Charles Hermann held an exploratory, confidential discussion with Biafra’s Foreign Minister Godwin Onyegbula and Ambassador Ignatius Kogbara. The informal dialogue was aimed at exploring mediation and negotiation options without binding the U.S. to any specific action.
Source Collection: Administrative Records and Publications, Foreign Relations and Affairs.
Date: 25th September, 1969
Memorandum of Conversation: Report of Norman Cousins' Trip to Nigeria and Biafra
This memorandum details Norman Cousins’ observations and discussions during his trip to Nigeria and Biafra during the Civil War. In his report, Cousins outlines his humanitarian initiative called Aid to Biafran Children (ABC) designed to address severe malnutrition among children in Biafra.
Source Collection: Administrative Records and Publications, Foreign Relations and Affairs.
Date: 31st July, 1969