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2023.07
Issue
54
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National Archives Newsletter
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In order to honor its legislative spirit and implement the spirit of the Archives Act, promote public access to the archives, and optimize develop the evidential functions of archives in administrative on and historically aspects of archives, according to the regulations of Archives Act, we collect and transfer the government agency archives which have to be permanently preserved. We also accept donations, trusteeship and acquisition of valuable documents from private sectors to ensure the archives worthy of with long term preservation value to be properly stored preserved and to be utilized after charting description, arrangement and conservation. Up to now, 25 categories of approximately 28.4 kilometers of archives are collected by National Archives Administration, including those related with government policies, interior affairs, judicial and legal affairs, legislative and control affairs.
To facilitate public access to the archives, the latest information about the national archives has been provided since 2010 by the quarterly the National Archives Newsletter. A total of 206.652 m length of archives (14 major categories) was preserved between Apr. and Jun. 2023. The source agencies, content summaries, information period and lengths of these acquisitions are listed in the table below: |
1.Government Policy：The total length of archives is 0.12 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Office of the President, ROC (Taiwan) |
The abolition of seals of the Embassy of the Republic of China ( Taiwan) in Honduras, etc. |
54 |
0.12 |
2.Judicial and Legal Affairs：The total length of archives is 10.07 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(Common Era/CE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Agency Against Corruption, Ministry of Justice |
Precautions for evidence collection in various illegal cases, etc. |
56-88 |
2.52 |
| Taiwan Pingtung District Prosecutors Office |
No. 950 of Zhi Ta 078 homicide case, etc. |
78 |
0.35 |
| Taiwan Taipei District Prosecutors Office |
No. 4001 of Zhen 75 Anti-Corruption Act case, etc. |
54-69 |
7.2 |
3. Interior Affairs：The total length of archives is 0.152 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Urban and Rural Development Branch, Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Kaohsiung Harbor Police Department, National Police Agency, MOI, etc. |
Linkou urban planning, natural ecological conservation program in Taiwan, etc. |
61-74 |
0.152 |
4.Foreign and Overseas Community Affairs：The total length of archives is 0.24 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Overseas Community Affairs Council, ROC (Taiwan) |
Vehicle management, etc. |
34-66 |
0.24 |
5.National Defense and Veterans Affairs：The total length of archives is 44.778 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Comptroller Bureau, MND, Taipei Veterans Home, VAC, ROC, ROC Army Kinmen Defense Command, etc. |
The National Army Building Plan during 1988-1997, restoration records of brick factory, coastal fisherman control, etc. |
32-81 |
1.9 |
| Military Intelligence Bureau, GSH, MND |
Anti-communist fighters, etc. |
32-68 |
41.37 |
| Navy Command ROC |
Vehicle survey, etc. |
34-77 |
1.508 |
6.Fiscal and Financial Affairs：The total length of archives is 103.525 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Financial Supervisory Commission, ROC(Taiwan) |
The cases of liability insurance reserve for insurance business, etc. |
43-62 |
3.55 |
| National Treasury Administration, Ministry of Finance, Customs Administration, Ministry of Finance, etc. |
The cases of China- United States trade negotiation, etc. |
70-82 |
2.895 |
| Nantou Winery& Distillery, Taiwan Tobacco& Liquor Corporation |
Water quality test report, etc. |
82-87 |
18.9 |
| Longtian Distillery, Taiwan Tobacco& Liquor Corporation |
Packaging plan and improvement, etc. |
82-87 |
11.88 |
| Chiayi office, Taiwan Tobacco& Liquor Corporation |
Tobacco and alcohol promotion, etc. |
82-87 |
40 |
| Taichung Distillery, Taiwan Tobacco & Liquor Corporation |
Quality control, etc. |
81-87 |
26.3 |
7. Education and Sports Affairs：The total length of archives is 13.831 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Ministry of Education |
Admission screening for students from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau, the establishment and suspension of related school, etc. |
39-84 |
13.78 |
| National Cheng Kung University, K-12 Education Administration, Ministry of Education, etc. |
Processing of Mongolian and Tibetan students' status and grades in Taiwan, International Conference Membership Maintenance, etc. |
44-72 |
0.051 |
8. Economic and Trade Affairs：The total length of archives is 0.277 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Taichung Branch, Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection, MOEA |
Regulations and clarification about inspecting agricultural products, green fruits, fertilizers, canned food, meat, etc. |
39-59 |
0.277 |
9.Transportation and Public Works Affairs：The total length of archives is 0.155 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan International Ports Corporation, Ltd. |
Discussion and coordination meeting on the delineation the land boundary of the Kaohsiung Port Area, etc. |
43-60 |
0.155 |
10. Labor and Human Resources Affairs：The total length of archives is 9.21 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Ministry of Labor |
Commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the International Labor Organization, etc. |
35-74 |
9.21 |
11. Local Affairs：The total length of archives is 18.88 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Pingtung County Government |
Dispute resolutions of Japanese real estate, restoration for places of historic interest and scenic spots, etc. |
38-48 |
6.85 |
| Land Administration Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government |
The 37.5% Arable Rent Reduction Act and Explanation, etc. |
37-42 |
5.25 |
| Taipei Feitsui Reservoir Administration |
Feitsui Reservoir submerged road connection traffic project, etc. |
71-75 |
1.305 |
| Education Bureau, Kaohsiung City Government, New Taipei City Government, Taichung City Council, Yong Kang District Office, Tainan City, etc. |
Case of school property encroachment, establishment of elementary school by Taiwan Sugar Corporation, the case of movie showing management, Mandarin Promotion Movement , status review and handling of petition case, etc. |
35-80 |
5.475 |
12.Political Affairs：The total length of archives is 3.044 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| New Taipei City Government |
Banning books, etc. |
57-79 |
1.11 |
| Construction and Planning Agency, Ministry of the Interior, Kaohsiung Harbor Police Department, National Police Agency, MOI, Ministry of Justice, Taiwan Pingtung District Court, etc. |
Lyudao Prison project, suspects of infringing military affairs and insurrection, public petition for compensation for wrongful convictions, censoring of foreign books, students arrested due to crime and petition to return to school, response to National Salvation Arms Campaign Donations, the cases of draftees involved in rebellion, etc. |
37-97 |
1.934 |
13.Civic groups Affairs：The total length of archives is 2.17 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(Common Era/CE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Ostasien-Institut e.V. Bonn |
The articles and newspaper clippings about Shih,Wei-Liang, founding meeting minutes of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft China-Europa, etc. |
1935-1966 |
2.17 |
14.Individuals：The total length of archives is 0.2 meters
| Source Authority |
Summary |
Year Range
(the Republic Era/RE) |
Length (Meters) |
| Chiu, Jhe (Donor) |
Manuscripts and documents of Mr. Lu, Fang-Yu, annual report of Chung Kuo Insurance Co. Ltd., etc. |
61-70 |
0.2 |
The quantity and ratio of new archives under each category collected in Apr. - Jun. 2023 are illustrated in the pie chart and the table below:
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Category |
Length (Meters) |
| 1 |
Government Policy |
0.12 (0.06%) |
| 2 |
Judicial and Legal Affairs |
10.07 (4.87%) |
| 3 |
Interior Affairs |
0.152 (0.07%) |
| 4 |
Foreign and Overseas Community Affairs |
0.24 (0.12%) |
| 5 |
National Defense and Veterans Affairs |
44.778 (21.67%) |
| 6 |
Fiscal and Financial Affairs |
103.525 (50.1%) |
| 7 |
Education and Sports Affairs |
13.831 (6.69%) |
| 8 |
Economic and Trade Affairs |
0.277 (0.13%) |
| 9 |
Transportation and Public Works Affairs |
0.155 (0.07%) |
| 10 |
Labor and Human Resources Affairs |
9.21 (4.46%) |
| 11 |
Local Affairs |
18.88 (9.14%) |
| 12 |
Political Affairs |
3.044 (1.47%) |
| 13 |
Civic groups |
2.17 (1.05%) |
| 14 |
Individuals |
0.2 (0.1%) |
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Grand Total |
206.652 (100%) |
As of Jun. 30th, 2023, the National Archives collection totaled 28,452.466 meters in length (paper materials accounted for 27,510.961 meters; non-paper materials for 941.505 meters, including 249.76 meters of photographic materials, 663.705 meters of video and audio tape materials, 13.175 meters of electronic media, 14.865 meters of restructured agency used seals). The numbers and proportions of the various categories of archives are shown in the table on the left and the pie chart below:
| Category |
Length (Meters) |
| Government Policy |
454.288 (1.6%) |
| Legislation and Control Affairs |
238.81 (0.84%) |
| Judicial and Legal Affairs |
814.419 (2.86%) |
| Recruitment, Qualification and Personnel Affairs |
83.22 (0.29%) |
| Interior Affairs |
374.494 (1.32%) |
| Foreign and Overseas Community Affairs |
1008.635 (3.54%) |
| Cross-Strait Relations Affairs |
3.2 (0.01%) |
| National Defense and Veterans Affairs |
5131.038 (18.03%) |
| Fiscal and Financial Affairs |
6293.71 (22.12%) |
| Education and Sports Affairs |
636.68 (2.24%) |
| Economic and Trade Affairs |
3557.627 (12.5%) |
| Transportation and Public Works Affairs |
4739.867 (16.66%) |
| Ethnicity Affairs |
14.97 (0.05%) |
| Culture and Media Affairs |
325.036 (1.14%) |
| Health Care Affairs |
5.745 (0.02%) |
| Environmental Resource affairs |
87.755 (0.31%) |
| Marine Affairs |
1.29 (0.01%) |
| Labor and Human Resources Affairs |
16.83 (0.06%) |
| Humanities and Technology Development Affairs |
11.79 (0.04%) |
| Agricultural Affairs |
303.414 (1.07%) |
| Electoral Affairs |
2 (0.01%) |
| Local Affairs |
1485.2 (5.22%) |
| Political Affairs |
2746.458 (9.65%) |
| Civic groups |
108.23 (0.38%) |
| Individuals |
7.76 (0.03%) |
| Grand Total |
28,452.466(100%) |
Defunct Aerodromes in Taiwan in Archives
Aviation development started in Taiwan since the rule by Japan. A number of aerodromes had been built for military purpose in the late Japanese Occupation period. After World War II, there’re 54 military aerodromes which were taken over from Japanese military by the Republic of China government (Figure 1).
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Figure 1: Japanese military aerodromes in Taiwan
Folder Title: Taiwan Military Take-Over Report
ID Number: B5018230601/0035/002.6/4010.3
Transferring agency: The Military History and Translation Bureau, Ministry of National Defense
Depository: National Archives Administration, NDC |
Some of aerodromes, which had been fertile farms before expropriated by the Japanese military, were abandoned after World War II. At the same time, the inflation rate was getting higher, and farmers without farm to work with almost couldn’t afford food to live. Farmers, original landowners, local legislative representatives and administrative officers demanded that the Taiwan Garrison Command should return abandoned airfields to people to cultivate.
Later, the Regulations were legislated and some of abandoned aerodromes, which were still owned by the military, became farms for lease.
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Figure 2: Retained and Abandoned Aerodromes
Disposal Regulations
Folder Title: Solutions of Abandoned Aerodromes in Taiwan
ID Number: B5018230601/0035/913/4010
Transferring agency: The Military History and Translation Bureau, Ministry of National Defense
Depository: National Archives Administration, NDC |
The other defunct aerodromes in Taiwan have different looks now, for example, Youth Park in Taipei. Welcome to
A+ online system system to learn more about the history of the Taiwan aerodromes.
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