The Foreign Documents Collection consists of official letters issued by British, American and other foreign consulates and ministries of foreign affairs on matters that relate to the Arab World, Middle East and Africa. It includes the following items:
- Documents of the US Embassy in Beirut (1836-1929)
- Documents of the US Embassy in East Africa (1910-1929)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Aden and Bahrain (1910-1929)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Saudi Arabia (1930-1944)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Turkey (1859-1929)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Algeria (1785-1906)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Baghdad (1888-1906)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Istanbul (1820-1906)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Aleppo (1835-1840)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Egypt (1801-1906)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Jerusalem (1865-1956)
- Documents of the US Embassy in Zanzibar (1836-1886)
- British documents – Hijaz (1922-1929)
- Documents Portuguese – Morocco (1486- 580)
- Spanish documents – Morocco (1560- 1956)
- French documents – Morocco (1661- 1930)
- British documents – Morocco (1918- 1935)
- Dutch documents – Morocco (1906- 1932)