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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 2013-1219-S Vice President Bush Meetings with Foreigners Files Extent 899 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 2014. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in one collection area—Bush Vice Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files. 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. Scope and Content 1 2013-1219-S The materials in FOIA 2013-1219-S 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 2013-1219-S contains materials from the office files of National Security Affairs staff member Donald P. Gregg. The Staff and Office Files contain planning materials for proposed meetings between Vice President Bush and representatives of foreign governments, heads of state, and foreign nationals (some meetings were cancelled and/ or the Vice President declined due to scheduling conflicts, etc.) Included are schedules, talking points, remarks/ speeches, memoranda, background/ briefing papers, reports, and cables. The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2013-1219-S. Bush Vice Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files National Security Affairs, Office of Gregg, Donald P., Files—Meetings with Foreigners Files Meetings with Foreigners – January 1981: Japanese officials Shigeo Nagano and Michio Watanabe, January 22, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – January 1981: Visit of Edward Seaga, Prime Minister of Jamaica, January 27, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: President Chun of Korea, January 29, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – January 1981: Visit of President Chun of Korea, January 31, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Former French Foreign Minister Louis de Guiringaud, February 5, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Brigadier Tim Landon, February 9, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Italian Foreign Minister Emilio Colombo, February 12, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Omani Foreign Minister Qais Abdul Mun'im Al- Zawawi, February 12, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Earl of Cromer, February 18, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Israeli Foreign Minister Yitzhak Shamir, February 20, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Ambassador Ghorra of Lebanon, February 20, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Saudi Arabian Ambassador Faisal Alhegelan, February 20, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Sierra Leone Ambassador Davidson Nicol , February 20, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: French Foreign Minister Francois-Poncet, February 23-25, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: French Foreign Minister Jean Francois-Poncet, February 25, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: Meeting with British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, 26 February 1981, 10:30 a.m. [OA/ID 19761] State Visit – United Kingdom, February 25-28, 1981 – Thatcher, Margaret – Prime Minister [1] [OA/ID 19761] State Visit – United Kingdom, February 25-28, 1981 – Thatcher, Margaret – Prime Minister [2] [OA/ID 19761] 2 2013-1219-S Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: British Foreign Secretary Lord Carrington, February 27, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – February 1981: C.C. 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Roland de Kergorlay, Head of the European Community Delegation to the U.S., March 3, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Former British Prime Minister James Callaghan, March 5, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Meeting with Australian Foreign Minister Anthony Street, March 6, 1981, 1:30 p.m. [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, March 10, 1981 [1] [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: West German Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, March 10, 1981 [2] [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Poul Hartling, March 11, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Francois Ceyrac, President of the National Council of French Employers, March 13, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Junya Yano, Secretary General of the Japanese Komeito, March 18, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Chinese Ambassador Chi and Mr. Ji, March 18, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Meeting with West German Minister for Economics Count Otto Lambsdorff, March 19, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Former Japanese Prime Minister Fukuda Takeo, March 20, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Foreign Minister of the Dominican Republic Manuel Tarars Espaillat, March 23, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Japanese Foreign Minister Masayoshi Ito, March 24, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Federal Republic of Germany Minister of Defense Hans Apel, March 25, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Nigerian Foreign Minister Ishaya Audu, March 27, 1981, 4:15 p.m. [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – March 1981: Dutch Prime Minister van Agt, March 31, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: Former Irish Foreign Minister Dr. Garret Fitzgerald, April 1, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: Polish First Deputy Prime Minister Mieczyslaw Jagielski, April 2, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: Turkish Foreign Minister Ilter Turkmen, April 2, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: Venezuelan Eduardo Fernandez, April 3, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: Zambian Ambassador to the United Nations Paul Lusaka, April 3, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] 3 2013-1219-S Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: Archbishop of San Salvador Arturo Rivera Y Damas, April 6, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: NATO Secretary General Joseph Luns, April 16, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: Malaysian Home Affairs Minister Ghazali Shafie, April 16, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: Pakistani Foreign Minister Agha Shahi, April 21, 1981 [OA/ID 19761] Meetings with Foreigners – April 1981: Chairman of World-Wide Shipping, Ltd. 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