Clinton Presidential Records in Response to the Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) Requests Listed in Attachment A

VIA EMAIL (LM 2015-002)

January 9, 2015

The Honorable W. Neil Eggleston Counsel to the President The White House Washington, D.C. 20502

Dear Mr. Eggleston:

In accordance with the requirements of the Presidential Records Act (PRA), as amended, 44 U.S.C. §§2201-2209, this letter constitutes a formal notice from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to the incumbent President of our intent to open Clinton Presidential records in response to the Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) requests listed in Attachment A.

This material, consisting of 1,105 pages, was previously restricted from release under 5 U.S.C. §552(b)(1). In accordance with sections 3.4 and 3.5 of Executive Order 13526, archivists at the William J. Clinton Library returned copies of these documents to the originating and/or equity agencies for a classification review. These documents have subsequently been declassified in whole or in part by those agencies. Because these records do not require closure under any applicable FOIA exemptions, NARA is proposing to open 862 pages in whole and 243 pages in part.

We are also concurrently informing former President Clinton’s representative, Bruce Lindsey, of our intent to release these records. Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2208(a), NARA will release the records 60 working days from the date of this letter, which is April 8, 2015, unless the former or incumbent President requests a one-time extension of an additional 30 working days or asserts a constitutionally based privilege, in accordance with 44 U.S.C. 2208(b)-(d). Please let us know if you are able to complete your review before the expiration of the 60 working day period. Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2208(a)(1)(B), we will make this notice available to the public on the NARA website.

If you have any questions relating to this request, please contact me at (202) 357-5144 or NARA General Counsel Gary M. Stern at (301) 837-3026.

Sincerely,

B. JOHN LASTER DIRECTOR Presidential Materials Division

Enclosure ATTACHMENT A

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 07-1424-M Message from President Clinton to Iranian President 2 in part Khatami and Khatami’s response to President Clinton, August-September 1999

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for letters between President Clinton and Iranian President Khatami, from August to September 1999. A memorandum from the National Security Advisor to President Clinton, regarding Khatami’s response, is included. The document is from the files of Ken Pollack, NSC Near Eastern Asian Affairs Directorate.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 08-0018-M Memorandum of conversation between President 9 in part Clinton and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for a memcon between President Clinton and Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of Pakistan, from December 2, 1998. The document is from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 09-1290-M Communications between President Clinton and 17 various world leaders between April and October 1994, regarding “Operation Uphold Democracy” (military intervention in Haiti)

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for communications between President Clinton and the leaders of Russia, China, India, France, and Italy regarding military intervention in Haiti from April thru October 1994. Talking points for telephone conversations with the Belgian, Bolivian, Brazilian, Canadian, Brazilian, Chilean, Colombian, and Panamanian leaders are included. The documents are from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 10-0533-M PC/DC meetings on Bosnia 105

A-1 of A-8 various PC/DC meetings and a memo from the National Security Advisor regarding economic sanctions against the former Yugoslavia. The documents are from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 10-1227-M PDD-30 “Nuclear Posture and Policy on Nuclear Arms 4 in part Control Beyond START I and START II”

This Clinton Presidential record was declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for Presidential Decision Directive (PDD) 30. Included is the PDD on nuclear arms control after START I and II. The document is from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 11-0261-M Rwanda documents from the files of NSC African 12 Affairs director, Jennifer Ward

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for records from 1993 through 1994 on Rwanda from the files of Jennifer Ward, Senior Director for African Affairs. Emails from Ward to various NSC staffers, regarding Rwanda and peacekeeping efforts in 1993, are included. Also included is a memorandum from Susan Rice to the National Security Advisor, describing five new UN peacekeeping operations in 1993. The documents are from NSC Emails, A1-Record (Jan 93-Sept 94) and NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 11-0263-M Rwanda documents from the files of NSC Global 121 in whole Affairs director, Susan Rice 32 in part

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for records from 1993 through 1994 on Rwanda from the files of Susan Rice, Director for Global Affairs. Included are handwritten notes taken by Rice during various Rwanda Ad Hoc Group and Peacekeeping Core Group meetings, memoranda from the National Security Advisor to President Clinton on Rwandan relief operations, memoranda to the National Security Advisor on a December 1994 meeting with Rwandan officials, emails on Rwandan peacekeeping operations, meetings with UN officials, and a war crimes tribunal, as well as various agency reports, maps, and charts on Rwanda and Burundi. The documents are from the files of Susan Rice, NSC Global Affairs Directorate, NSC Emails, A1-Record (Jan 93-Sept 94), and MSMail-Records (Sept 94-Sept 97).

A-2 of A-8 Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 11-0266-M Rwanda documents from the files of NSC Staff 144 in whole Director, Nancy Soderberg 56 in part

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for records from 1993 through 1994 on Rwanda from the files of Nancy Soderberg, NSC Staff Director. These materials include Department of State cables on a variety of topics: the situation in Rwanda and the evacuation of UN personnel in April 1994, UN Security Council discussions during the spring of 1994, and the international response to the refugee/humanitarian crisis in the summer of 1994. Also included is an email from Richard Clarke on the current state of play in Rwanda from August 1994. The documents are from files of Nancy Soderberg, NSC Staff Director, NSC Cables, January 1993-December 1994, and the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 11-0267-M Rwanda documents from the files of NSC Deputy 43 in whole National Security Advisor, Samuel Berger 9 in part

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for records from 1993 thru 1994 on Rwanda from the files of Samuel Berger, NSC Deputy National Security Advisor. Materials include emails from various NSC African Affairs directors to Berger on the current situation in Rwanda in the spring of 1994 and summaries of conclusions of the Ad Hoc Group meetings on Rwanda from the summer of 1994. Documents are from NSC Emails, A1-Record (Jan 93-Sept 94) and the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 11-0892-M President Yeltsin telcons, June 13-14, 1999 123

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-1185-F (Yeltsin telcons from June 13 and 14, 1999). Material includes emails with drafts of proposed talking points for the upcoming telephone conversations. Also included is background information on the military and political situation in Kosovo vis-à-vis Russia. The documents are from NSC Emails, Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01), NSC Emails, Exchange-Non-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01), and NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

A-3 of A-8 Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0122-M Memoranda from the Deputy and National Security 2 Advisor to President Clinton regarding Haiti, from January 1993 through October 1994

This Clinton Presidential record was declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for any correspondence between the National Security Advisor (and Deputy), regarding Haiti, from January 1993 through October 1994. Included is a Department of Defense memorandum from April 1994 on military tasks for a UN force in Haiti. The document is from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0161-M NSC PC/DC meetings on Usama bin Ladin 1

This Clinton Presidential record was declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-1131-F (PC/DC meetings on Usama bin Ladin, the Taliban, and Afghanistan). Material includes a November 1999 email between NSC Transnational Threats directorate staffers, regarding an upcoming PC meeting. The document is from NSC Emails, Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01).

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0449-M John Major correspondence and meetings 72 in whole 3 in part These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-0215-F (John Major correspondence and meetings). Material includes various Department of State reports, papers, and talking points on a wide variety of international topics, in preparation for a February 1993 meeting with Prime Minister Major. Also included are memoranda from Secretary Warren Christopher to President Clinton regarding his February 1993 and April 1995 meetings with Prime Minister Major. The documents are from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0464-M Peacekeeping document 1

This Clinton Presidential record was declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various 1993 NSC Records Management System (RMS) documents associated with peacekeeping and what would later become PDD-25 (U.S Policy on Peacekeeping). Material includes a note from Richard Clarke to the National Security Advisor on the status of the peacekeeping PDD. The document is from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

A-4 of A-8 Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0470-M Antony Blinken NSC Speechwriting files 3

This Clinton Presidential record was declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-0459-F (NSC speechwriter Antony Blinken’s files). Material includes a background paper for an upcoming speech before the United Nations General Assembly. The paper discusses a proposed African peacekeeping force. The document is from the files of Antony Blinken, NSC Speechwriting Directorate.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0471-M Robert Boorstin NSC Speechwriting files 108

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-0460-F (NSC speechwriter Robert Boorstin’s files). Material includes memoranda and talking points from the National Security Advisor to President Clinton regarding an upcoming trip to Germany. Also included are various Department of State reports and papers on a wide variety of international topics, in preparation for a July 1994 meeting with German Chancellor Helmut Kohl. The documents are from the files of Robert Boorstin, NSC Speechwriting Directorate.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0473-M France 23

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2008-1185-F (France records in the White House Office of Records Management Subject Files). Material includes memoranda and talking points from the Secretary of the Treasury to President Clinton, regarding an upcoming meeting with French President Jacques Chirac in February 1999. The documents are from the White House Office of Records Management, CF Subject File.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0517-M Bosnia documents referenced in The Road to Dayton 3 in part

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for Bosnia related documents from the summer of 1995 referenced in The Road to Dayton. A cable summarizing Secretary of State Warren Christopher’s conversation with French Foreign Minister Herve De Charette is included. The documents are from NSC Cables, January 1995-December 1996.

A-5 of A-8 Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0682-M PC/DC meetings on Bosnia 2

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for material on Principals Committee (PC) and Deputies Committee (DC) meetings regarding Bosnia from 1993 through 1995. Included is a Department of Defense paper on reinforcing the UN protection force in Bosnia from January 1995. The document is from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0785-M Robert Boorstin NSC Speechwriting files 17

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-0460-F (NSC speechwriter Robert Boorstin’s files). Material includes emails to the National Security Advisor regarding foreign policy topics for an upcoming State of the Union address and a memorandum from the National Security Advisor to President Clinton regarding a speech before the United Nations General Assembly. The documents are from the files of Robert Boorstin, NSC Speechwriting Directorate.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0792-M PDD-68 and International Public Information 16

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-0207-F (PDD-68 and International Public Information). Material includes a memorandum to the National Security Advisor regarding Worldnet in Iraq, a memorandum from the National Security Advisor to President Clinton on terrorism, and a December 1998 Department of State cable to diplomatic outposts regarding a public response if military strikes are launched against Iraq. The documents are from the files of Jamie Metzel and Steven Naplan, NSC Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs Directorate.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0830-M PDD-68, International Public Information 6 in part

These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-0207-F (PDD-68 and International Public Information). Several charts from 1998, listing Bosnian Serb compliance with a UN Security Council resolution, and a July 1998 White House Situation Room summary are included. The documents are from the files of Jamie Metzel and Steven Naplan, NSC Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs Directorate.

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Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0831-M Genocide in the former Yugoslavia 46 in whole 2 in part These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-0647-F (genocide in the former Yugoslavia). Material includes Department of State cables on the international response after the Srebrenica massacre, UN discussions and reports on Bosnia, meetings with the Bosnia Contact Group, and a demarche to a Serbian foreign minister. The documents are from NSC Cables, January 1995-December 1996.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 13-0870-M Principals Committee meeting on North Korea 2 in whole 9 in part These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for records from a May 20, 1994, Principals Committee (PC) meeting on North Korea. Included is the summary of conclusions from the PC meeting and a background memorandum to the National Security Advisor in preparation for the PC meeting. Also included is a Department of State paper on the areas of discussions for the third round of diplomatic talks between the U.S., North Korea, South Korea, and Japan. The documents are from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 14-0219-M Millenium After Action Review 1

This Clinton Presidential record was declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2007-1741-F (Millennium After Action Review). A Department of Defense memorandum on an Air Force request for additional procurements for FY 2001 is included. The document is from the files of Roger Cressey, NSC Transnational Threats Directorate.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 14-0293-M NSC PC/DC meetings on Bosnian war criminals, 1996 2 through 2001

This Clinton Presidential record was declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for PC/DC meetings on the apprehension of Bosnian war criminals, between 1996 and 2001. Included is a Department of Defense memorandum to the Deputy National Security Advisor from January 1997 on the resettlement of Bosnian refugees. The document is from the NSC Records Management System PRS File Series.

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Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 14-0295-M Rwandan genocide in 1994 1 in whole 104 in part These Clinton Presidential records were declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-0646-F (Rwandan genocide records). Included are reports, papers, and cables on the military, political, and humanitarian situation in Rwanda and the neighboring countries from 1994. The documents are from the files of Leonard Hawley and Eric Schwartz, NSC Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs Directorate and NSC Cables, January 1993-December 1994.

Case Topic Declassified Pages Proposed Number for Opening 14-0798-M Counterterrorism 4 in part

This Clinton Presidential record was declassified in response to a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request for various (b)(1) closures in 2006-1164-F (records on counterterrorism). Included is an October 2000 cable describing Usama bin Ladin-related activities in a province in Afghanistan. The document is from the files of Richard Clarke, NSC Transnational Threat Directorate.

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VIA EMAIL (LM 2015-002)

January 9, 2015

Bruce R. Lindsey William J. Clinton Foundation 1200 President Clinton Avenue Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Dear Mr. Lindsey:

In accordance with the requirements of the Presidential Records Act (PRA), as amended, 44 U.S.C. §§2201-2209, this letter constitutes a formal notice from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to you, as former President Clinton’s representative, of our intent to open Clinton Presidential records in response to the Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) requests listed in Attachment A.

We are also concurrently informing the incumbent President of our intent to release these Clinton Presidential records. Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2208(a), NARA will release the records 60 working days from the date of this letter, which is April 8, 2015, unless the former or incumbent President requests a one-time extension of an additional 30 working days or asserts a constitutionally based privilege, in accordance with 44 U.S.C. 2208(b)-(d). Please let us know if you are able to complete your review before the expiration of the 60 working day period. Pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 2208(a)(1)(B), we will make this notice available to the public on the NARA website.

If you have any questions relating to this request, please contact me at (202) 357-5144 or NARA General Counsel Gary M. Stern at (301) 837-3026.

Sincerely,

B. JOHN LASTER DIRECTOR Presidential Materials Division

Enclosure

ATTACHMENT A