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 2008-0030-F Records on Franco-American Relations Extent 2157 folders Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Bush 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 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, September–December 2010. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Scope and Content The materials listed in this finding aid are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents responsive to several Bush Presidential Library FOIA requests regarding Franco-American Relations. This collection contains Bush Presidential Records, Bush Vice Presidential Records, and Quayle Vice Presidential Records from a variety of White House offices. The Bush Presidential materials consist of correspondence, schedules, participant lists, presidential remarks, press releases, and printed materials. 1 2008-0030-F Internal correspondence relates to notification of foreign travel sent to the National Security Council by various Executive Branch agencies and general administrative matters, such as preparation for meetings and travel arrangements for President Bush, Barbara Bush, and Brent Scowcroft. Correspondence from members of Congress addresses issues such as the proposed acquisition of a US defense company by a French organization and US-French cooperation. Correspondence with French government officials includes social exchanges, such as thank you letters and congratulatory messages; invitations to attend international events; and requests for meetings with President Bush, Barbara Bush, and Brent Scowcroft. Correspondence from private US and French citizens to President Bush and to Brent Scowcroft relate to NATO, the Franco-German Corps, GATT, etc. Schedules, participant lists, and related correspondence detail the planning and organization of meetings between President Bush and French government officials, mostly President Francois Mitterrand, as well as meetings between Brent Scowcroft and various French officials. Speeches from President Bush focus on issues such as French-US Cooperation and NATO. The presidential remarks include President Bush’s statements to the press after various meetings with President Mitterrand and for significant events, such as the Bicentennial of Bastille Day and the Columbus Quincentennial. The printed material includes articles in US magazines and French newspapers on topics such as US-French nuclear relations and the Franco-German relationship. Press releases address issues such as Francois Mitterrand’s decision to sign a Non-Proliferation treaty and the French Nuclear Testing Moratorium. The Bush Vice President materials consist of correspondence, briefing and trip books, speeches, and printed material. Internal correspondence includes communications between the Office of the Vice President, the Department of State, and various embassies discussing routine administrative and organizational details (such as scheduling, gift exchange, weather conditions, and press coverage) for the Vice President’s travels to France and other parts of Europe, and state visits to the U.S. by French leaders. Correspondence with French government, business, and community leaders includes general social exchanges, invitations to attend international events, and requests for meetings with Vice President Bush and Barbara Bush. Briefing and trip books provide unclassified administrative information related to the Vice President and Mrs. Bush’s foreign travels to France and other parts of Europe, meetings with French officials, and meetings with Americans. These books contain schedules, participant lists for dinners and other events, and press releases. Speeches from Vice President Bush consist of routine arrival and departure statements, dinner toasts, and statements to the press after meetings with foreign officials. The printed material includes articles from domestic and international newspapers on local reactions to the Vice President’s visits to Europe, French-American Friendship, interviews by the Vice President with foreign press, and an interview by Francois Mitterrand with the New York Times. Transcripts of various press conferences are also included. The Quayle Vice Presidential materials consist of correspondence, trip books, and speeches. Correspondence between the Vice President, his staff, foreign embassy staff, and foreign nationals discusses foreign travel arrangements for Vice President Quayle and for Mrs. Quayle. Trip books for the Vice President’s foreign travels include itineraries, Department of State country notes, scenesetters for various events, maps, participant lists, and other printed material related to countries visited. The enclosed speeches from the Vice President address issues such as the signing of Peace Corps agreements with various countries, humanitarian aid, trade development programs, the opening of a US embassy, and arrival and departure speeches during his travels. 2 2008-0030-F It should be noted that many of the documents listed here have been closed for National Security classification and/or other exemptions of the Freedom of Information Act. 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: WHORM Files; Bush Vice Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files; and 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. Staff and Office Files are arranged alphabetically by office. 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 folders processed in response to FOIA 2008-0030-F: Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Alphabetical Files Chirac, Bernadette Mitterrand, Danielle Mitterrand, Francois Bush Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files Category Case Number BE003-01* Scanned: Case Numbers 316375, 318409, 319505, 319735, 327232, 329027, 333981, 334443, 336753 BE004* Scanned: Case Numbers 292621, 289295CU, 317345CU CM006* C.F.: Case Number 158817 CO* Scanned: Case Number 272833 CO* C.F.: Case Numbers: 065612SS, 107275 [1], 107275 [2], 107275 [3], 140932, 141049, 141231, 146479, 153728, 155640, 156101, 161337, 167806, 167923, 168246, 183431, 259378, 262748, 265817, 300132 CO001-02* Scanned: Case Number 328193 CO001-05* Scanned: Case Number 141037 CO028* C.F.: Case Number 132694 3 2008-0030-F CO034-02* C.F. : Case Number 173997 CO051* Scanned: Case Numbers 012608CU to 146215, 146779, 162948 to 268696, 271209 to 359860SS, 364775 C.F.: Case Numbers 132906 to 162948, 163455, 164579 to 179374, 179516, 182676, 188735 to 195425, 200883, 225039, 249300 to 259371, 268696, 279784 to 300095, 315151, 318714, 323156 to 323640, 325160, 327208 CO054* Scanned: Case Number 123232 CO054* C.F. : Case Number 296972 CO064* C.F.: Case Number 298007 CO081* Scanned: Case Number 286440SS CO086* C.F.: Case Numbers 198966, 167841, 168227 CO089* Scanned: Case Number 320480 CO091* C.F.: Case Number 195261 CO111* C.F. : Case Number 132852 CO121* C.F.: Case Number 155688 CO130* Scanned: Case Number 283104 CO165* C.F. : Case Numbers 157157, 297906 CO169* C.F.: Case Number 298860 CO171* C.F. : Case Number 298341 CO172 C.F. Case Number 261370SS CO177* Scanned: Case Number 283053 CO177* C.F.: Case Number 327531 DI002* Scanned: Case Number 088067 FE010-01* Scanned: Case Number 106672CU FG001-02* Scanned: Case Number 310583 FG001-02* C.F.: Case Numbers 141280SS, 261729, 261763, 264696, 271874, 300250SS FG001-06* Scanned: Case Numbers 021104, 055617, 058637, 113126, 113420 FG001-07* C.F.: Case Number 139115 4 2008-0030-F FG001-08* Scanned: Case Numbers 303055, 319162, 067238SS, 136931, 155830, 252674SS, 260092, 265183,