Mission: Needle in the Sand – Finding Aid
Collection of Events from Summer, Day 3, 19AFE
An Inventory of the records from a droid retrieval mission to Tatooine
Historical Note
The Needle in the Sand mission was an extraction mission on the planet Tatooine, a small planet located on the outer rim. The purpose of the mission was to recover two droids that had been stolen from the Empire. These droids contained valuable documents relating to the plans of the Death Star and it was imperative that the Empire recover these documents. The mission resulted in a failure and the droids were unable to be retrieved.
Scope and Contents
The Needle in the Sand documents provides insight into a valuable extraction mission conducted by the Empire in the year 19AFE, now known as 0BBY. This collection includes recovered artifacts such as maps, receipts and, supply lists. The collection also includes transmissions between a Stormtrooper and a commander, Stormtrooper supply kits, and a mission report. Some of these materials have only recently been declassified.
Arrangement Role
This collection is arranged by subject and material type
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Needle in the Sand documents must be obtained from the Galactic Empire Planteray Archive, located on the Planet Corellia. No other sources own the rights to the documents.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Needle in the Sand Documents. NSD 19.0463, Galactic Empire Planetary Archive, Planet Corellia
Acquisition Information
Donated by: Stormtrooper Support Fund, 96ABY
Processing Information
Processed by: Galactic Empire Archive Team #37A, 127ABY
Detailed Description of the Collection
| Empire Documents | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Supply kit for the mission to Tatooine |
| Box 1 | Folder 2 | Transmission between a stormtrooper and a commander giving/receiving orders to go after Jawas |
| Box 1 | Folder 3 | Transmission between a stormtrooper and a commander saying to go find the family that bought the droids |
| Box 1 | Folder 4 | Mission report from Needle in the Sand |
| Box 1 | Folder 5 | The Empire’s official statement about the Jawa Massacre |
| Box 1 | Folder 6 | Stormtrooper’s personal log from Summer, Day 3, 19AFE |
| Recovered Documents | ||
| Box 1 | Folder 7 | Annotated Jawaese Sandcrawler Blueprints |
| Box 1 | Folder 8 | Receipt from the Sale of the Droids |
| Box 1 | Folder 9 | Pile of recovered credits found on the Sandcrawler |
| Box 1 | Folder 10 | Sandcrawler Inventory List |
| Box 1 | Folder 11 | Sandcrawler Worker List |
| Box 1 | Folder 12 | Sandcrawler Selling Route Map |
| Box 1 | Folder 13 | Sandcrawler Scavenging Route Map |
| Box 1 | Folder 14 | Jawa Storage and Food Supply List |
| Box 1 | Folder 15 | Jawa Ion Blaster with Stormtrooper notes |
