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United States Government Publications

• For serial publications only, special provisions are made for United States government documents published at the federal, state or local level

• Works pertaining to the internal affairs of the various departments or agencies of the U.S. Federal Government, with the exception of the Armed Forces, use the Table G cutter "A"

• Publications pertaining to the internal affairs of the Armed Forces take the following Table G cutters:
  • A1 Department of Defense
  • A2 Department of the Army
  • A3 Army Air Forces (to 1947)
  • A4 Department of the Air Force
  • A5 Department of the Navy

  Example:

Call Number	Main Entry/Title
W2	United States. Army Air Forces. Matériel Command.
A3	Army Air Forces. Matériel Command. AAF technical report

• For monographs, use AA1 for the United States as a geographical area