AGENCY: MX Coordination Office

SERIES: 4248
TITLE: MX missile deployment and national defense issues subject files
DATES: 1978-1981.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by subject.

DESCRIPTION: The Utah MX Coordination Office collected information to help Utah officials study and evaluate the potential impact of MX missile deployment in the Great Basin, and these records were apparently acquired for and used in this effort. Information in this series essentially placed the MX missile in the context of the larger national defense system. Conflicting opinions from both supporters and opponents of the project are well represented. The general debate concerned deployment of the MX missile and whether it really contributed to the defense of the nation. Expected environmental, economic, and social impacts of deployment are also documented.

Letters, memos, reports, notes, personal statements, and newsletters written by political leaders at all levels of government are contained in this series. Records created by agency administration to document the research, creation and application of agency programs, policies and procedures. May include correspondence, policy and program case files, and executive files documenting leadership roles and decision making processes.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

These records are in Archives' permanent custody.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in State Archives permanently with authority to weed.

APPRAISAL

Historical

Records in this series document the history, functions, and decisions of the office. They are useful to researchers.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Public

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