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Template for FOIA Inventory George Bush Presidential Library 1000 George Bush Drive West College Station, TX 77845 phone: (979) 691-4041 fax: (979) 691-4030 http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu [email protected] Inventory for FOIA Request 2009-0704-F Records on Venezuela Any additional information related to subject of FOIA Extent 654 folders Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Bush Presidential Records, Bush Vice Presidential Records, and Quayle Vice Presidential Records is governed by the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)(5 USC 552 as amended) and the Presidential Records Act (PRA)(44 USC 22) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, USC) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of George Bush’s presidency and vice presidency are housed at the George Bush Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed By Staff Archivists, April 2011. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Scope and Content The materials in FOIA 2009-0704-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. FOIA 2009-0704-F contains materials primarily from the White House and State Department related to U.S. relations with Venezuela. 1 2009-0704-F The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Alphabetical Files contain letters from U.S. citizens and foreign nationals seeking assistance from the President in resolving residency/ immigration issues and correspondence voicing security concerns related to his trip to the Andean Drug Summit in Cartagena, Colombia. The WHORM Subject File categories contain memoranda, correspondence, and speeches pertaining to Vice President Quayle’s visit to Venezuela to attend the inauguration of President Carlos Andres Perez in 1989 and similar records (including schedules, itineraries, and other planning materials) related to President Bush’s trips to Columbia and Venezuela in 1990, as well as Mrs. Bush’s trip to Latin America in 1981. The Staff and Office Files contain White House Advance Office briefing books and planning materials related to President Bush’s 1990 Latin America trip; Presidential speeches and remarks; cables and memoranda related to head of state meetings between President Bush and Venezuelan President Carlos Andres Perez and other Latin American leaders; background materials and final report of the Andean Drug Summit; press briefing materials; correspondence between Presidents Bush and Perez; and materials related to the planning of the State Visit of Carlos Andres Perez to Washington, D.C. Other materials include reports and cables related to anti-narcotics/ interdiction efforts and cooperation in Latin America and briefing books related to Vice President Bush’s trip to Venezuela to attend the funeral of Venezuelan President Betancourt. (A portion of the records in this request have been closed due to national security restrictions. These records will be added to the request if and when they are released.) System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in six collection areas—Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Alphabetical Files; Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files; Bush Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files; Bush Vice Presidential Records: Subject File; Bush Vice Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files; Quayle Vice Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files. As policy, WHORM Alphabetical Files and WHORM Subject Files are processed at the document level. Staff and Office Files are processed at the folder level, that is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. The WHORM Subject File compiled by the White House Office of Records Management is comprised of a series of documents assigned a letter/number combination and filed in a subject category. A complete listing of the subject categories including a detailed description of each category is available in our research room and on our website at http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/find/whorm/whorm.html. Please note that a single asterisk "*" indicates that the category is entirely processed and open. The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2009-0704-F. Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Alphabetical Files Name Atencio B., Carmen M. Lu, Xiangke Caracappa, Rose O’Meara, Kathryn Clodfelter, Geneva Perez, Carlos Andres Figueredo, Justina Rosariode Rakowski, Cathy A. Gomes, Karen Ramirez, Rhoda L. Gonzalez-Garcia, Sara G. Rio, Gus Jacobs, R. A. Zephirin, Henriot, The Honorable 2 2009-0704-F Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files Category Case Number BE003* Scanned: Case Number 315061 BE003-11* Scanned: Case Number 021436 CO* C.F.: Case Numbers 041220, 109000SS, 141049, 142355, 148855, 150619, 153728, 157120, 164859, 173475, 257267, 261428, 261493, 262748, 262938, 273125, 297060, 314571, 321608, 323119, 328402 CO001-09* C.F.: Case Number 015948 CO008* C.F.: Case Number 300905 CO035* Scanned: Case Numbers 108462, 109265, 109976, 110868, 111704, 112861 CO035* C.F.: Case Numbers 290085, 325631 CO064* C.F.: Case Numbers 310206, 310218 CO071* Scanned: Case Number 003339SS CO077* C.F.: Case Number 316761 CO104 C.F.: Case Number 156029 CO114* C.F.: Case Number 136477SS, 158430, 172121 CO121* C.F.: Case Numbers 155169, 168629, 170289 CO145 C.F.: Case Number 298560 CO171* Entire Category Relevant ED* Scanned: Case Number 068219 FE010-01* Scanned: Case Number 066075CU FG001-01* Scanned: Case Number 144517 FG001-02* C.F.: Case Numbers 120881SS, 261729, 261763, 264696 FG001-06* Scanned: Case Numbers 053499, 240935, 244768 FG001-07* C.F.: Case Number 138818 FG001-08* C.F.: Case Numbers 012985, 133260, 150650, 155197, 155485, 168570, 172066, 172090, 172119, 211637SS, 258610, 274425, 298024, 320016, 326850 FG006-05* C.F.: Case Number 165177 3 2009-0704-F FG006-06 Scanned: Case Numbers 009859, 024025, 034124, 086876 FG006-06 C.F.: Case Numbers 057122, 057137, 057151, 057501, 057525, 057555, 058120, 058420, 066869, 324298 FG006-07* Scanned: Case Numbers 236252, 246676, 277963 FG038 Scanned: Case Number 256894 FG038 C.F.: Case Number 132218 FI Scanned: Case Number 130669CU FO002 Scanned: Case Numbers 050742SS, 082878, 117418, 152864SS, 192021, 353689SS FO003* C.F.: Case Number 257735, 257735SS FO003-02 C.F.: Case Numbers 025609SS, 027927, 146238, 150598 [1], 150598 [2] FO004-02* Scanned: Case Numbers 099557, 188454SS FO004-02* C.F.: Case Numbers 032540, 156609, 181718SS FO006 Scanned: Case Numbers 018122, 085579, 284044, 284192, 285014, 286672, 288745, 290845, 293384, 296194, 298678, 299344, 300736, 303755, 307096 FO006 C.F.: Case Numbers 159421, 166405, 300135 FO006-03* C.F.: Case Number 168063 FO006-04* C.F.: Case Number 161227 FO006-05 Scanned: Case Numbers 114529, 116972, 117654, 119827, 124624 FO006-05 C.F.: Case Numbers 127001, 127001SS, 131733, 165177, 168575, 171697, 172318 FO006-15* Scanned: Case Numbers 311830, 315247, 316511, 317233 FO006-15* C.F.: Case Numbers 314439, 314619, 314675, 323016, 325834, 325656 FO008 C.F.: Case Number 113175SS FO008-01 C.F.: Case Numbers 175154, 262239 GI002 Scanned: Case Numbers 041151, 041160, 041201, 099420, 170208, 183955, 228429, 252932, 262500 GI003 Scanned: Case Numbers 168839, 211138, 294606, 309753 GI003 C.F.: Case Number 167654 4 2009-0704-F HE006-01* Scanned: Case Number 072063, 114970, 115105, 316994, 325062 HE006-01* Unscanned: Case Numbers 032692, 074468 HE006-01* C.F.: Case Numbers 306709, 308195 HU* Scanned: Case Numbers 219676, 310085 HU* Unscanned: Case Number 029152 HU013-070* Scanned: Case Number 246687 IM* Scanned: Case Number 049940 IM* Unscanned: Case Number 049590 IT012 C.F.: Case Numbers 133937, 133937SS, 140742 IT070 Unscanned: Case Number 091633 IT070 C.F.: Case Numbers 252106, 252106SS IV089* Scanned: Case Number 075415 IV090* Scanned: Case Numbers 148148, 160928, 167486SS, 185477, 185477CU IV092* Scanned: Case Number 309057 JL* Scanned: Case Number 120504 MC* Scanned: Case Number 073412 MC* Unscanned: Case Number 097240 MC* C.F.: Case Number 155937 MC002* Scanned: Case Number 203519 ME001* Scanned: Case Numbers 050626 ME001* C.F.: Case Numbers 002022, 002022SS, 305264 ME002 Scanned: Case Numbers 027735, 121146, 194212, 290283 ME002-03 C.F.: Case Number 167972 ND001-01 C.F.: Case Numbers 149462, 318294 ND016* C.F.: Case Number 184173SS NR002* Scanned: Case Number 246607 PL Scanned: Case Number 062506SS 5 2009-0704-F PP Scanned: Case Number 309590 PP005-01 Scanned: Case Numbers 204341, 207534, 212798, 229461, 300241, 300984, 320633, 346785 PP010-02 Scanned: Case Number 256224 PR003 Scanned: Case Number 304881 PR005 Unscanned: Case Number 040041 PR005-01 Scanned: Case Numbers 368037, 369674 PR010* Scanned: Case Number 125450SS PR013-08 Scanned: Case Number 362213SS [1], 362213SS [2], 362213SS [3], 362213SS [4], 362213SS [5], 362213SS [6], 362213SS [7], 362213SS [8], 362213SS [9], 362213SS
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