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What is it? FBIS Index is an index to English translations of foreign broadcasts, newspapers, periodicals and government statements. Full-text of documents 1978-1996 available on microfiche in Sawyer. Continued (after 1996) by full-text database World News Connection. See Finding aid for Foreign Broadcast Information Service (FBIS) for information how to locate FBIS documents.
Why use it? Use FBIS Index to find articles on topics in the foreign press, especially topics that are significant to U.S. trade, security, diplomacy and environment. FBIS Index can be an important tool to study an issue from another country's perspective.
Coverage: 1975-1996
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