Air Force Records
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Finding Aids
These are two versions of the same filing manual. Please note that Chapter 3 discusses "The Air Force System for the Arrangement of Records by Subject" with "File Codes" discussed in paragraph 15e. Appendix A gives the "Air Force Subjective Classification System".
- AFM 181-4, 20 February, 1958 and 3 October, 1966 (9.45 MB)
- AFM 181-4, Proposed Revision of AFM 181-4 (6.59 MB)
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