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 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 are summaries of conclusions from 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).