George Bush Presidential Library

1 2005-1002-F 1 George Bush Presidential Library 1000 George Bush Drive West College Station, TX 77845 phone: (979) 691-4041 fax: (979) 691-4030 Inventory for FOIA Request 2005-1002-F Records on NSC/DC Meetings Extent 682 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.

2 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).

3 2005-1002-F 2 Processed By Staff Archivists, May 2010. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Related Collections Related material may be found in FOIA requests 2004-0416-F; 2005-0968-F; 2008-1289-F; 2009-0845-F; 2009-0857-F; 2009-1422-F; and 2010-0600-F. Scope and Content The materials in FOIA 2005-1002-F are a systematic, and all inclusive, body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.

4 FOIA 2005-1002-F contains materials from the National Security Council pertaining to all of the NSC/DC meetings held during the George H. W. Bush Administration with dates ranging from February 08, 1989 to January 14, 1993. These meetings were held in a classified environment, and these records relate to foreign policy issues that faced the administration. The NSC/DC Meetings Files contain correspondence, memoranda, talking points, and agendas for NSC Deputies Committee Meetings, and were maintained by the National Security Council Office.

5 The subject matters discussed during the NSC/DC meetings pertain to foreign policy issues during the administration. Examples of subjects included are policies pertaining to Western and Eastern Europe, the Persian Gulf, South America, Nuclear Matters, Arms Control, and Somalia. The NSC/DC Meetings Follow-up Files contain correspondence, memoranda, talking points, and agendas for NSC Deputies Committee Meetings, and were maintained by the National Security Council Office. Most of these meetings were cancelled or moved to different dates.

6 The subjects included are policies pertaining to Western and Eastern Europe, the Persian Gulf, Nuclear Matters, Arms Control, and Somalia. The Small Group Meetings Follow-up Files contain correspondence, memoranda, talking points, and agendas for Small Group Meetings, and were maintained by the National Security Council Office. The subjects included are policies pertaining to Western and Eastern Europe, the Persian Gulf, Nuclear Matters, Arms Control, and Somalia. System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request was found in one collection area Bush Presidential Records: National Security Council H-Files: NSC Meeting Files.

7 As policy, the NSC Meeting 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 following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2005-1002-F. 2005-1002-F 3 Bush Presidential Records: Staff and Office Files National Security Council H Files, NSC/DC Meetings Files Box 1 [OA/ID 90009] NSC/DC 001 February 08, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Afghanistan, Keywords: Afghanistan NSC/DC 002 February 14, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Review of FSX for Japan, Keywords: Japan, Technology, Transfers NSC/DC 003 February 17, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Panama, Keywords: Panama NSC/DC 004 March 07, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on NSR-6 re: Nicaragua, Keywords.

8 Nicaragua NSC/DC 005 March 08, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Non-Lethal Finding and Transfer of Funds re: Afghanistan, Keywords: Afghanistan NSC/DC 006 March 08, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Panama, Keywords: Panama NSC/DC 007 March 10, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on FSX for Japan, Keywords: Japan NSC/DC 008 March 17, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on NSR-4 re: Europe Relations, Keywords: Europe, East NSC/DC 009 March 20, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on NSR-5 re: Political and Security European Relations, Keywords: Europe, West NSC/DC 010 March 22, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on NSR-5 and Western Europe Relations, Keywords: Europe, West, Economics NSC/DC 011 March 29, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Libya, Keywords: Libya NSC/DC 012 March 27, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Middle East Peace Process, Keywords: Middle East NSC/DC 013 March 28, 1989 NS C/DC Meeting on NSR-3 re: Political and Security Issues, Keywords: USSR NSC/DC 014 March 29, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on NSR-3 re: Economic Relations, Keywords.

9 USSR Economics NSC/DC 015 March 30, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Poland, Keywords: Poland NSC/DC 016 April 04, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on NSR-12 Section I RPT re: Current Strategy and Key Trends and Uncertainties, Keywords: Defense Policy NSC/DC 017 April 07, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on South Asia, Keywords: South Asia NSC/DC 018 April 10, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Cambodia, Keywords: Cambodia NSC/DC 019 April 11, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Panama, Keywords: Panama NSC/DC 020 April 13, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Persian Gulf, Keywords: Persian Gulf NSC/DC 021 April 14, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on NSR-12 Section 11 re: Strategic Nuclear Deterrence, Keywords: Defense Policy 2005-1002-F 4 Box 2 [OA/ID 90010] NSC/DC 022 May 04, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on South Asia, Keywords: South Asia, India NSC/DC 023 May 10, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Counternarcotics Program in Peru, Keywords.

10 Peru Drugs NSC/DC 024 May 17, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on French Cooperation Program, Keywords: France Nuclear Matters NSC/DC 025 May 17, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on NSR-12 Section ii and Defense Strategy for the 1990s and Force Posture Issues, Keywords: Defense Policy NSC/DC 026 May 24, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on [..], Keywords: Angola NSC/DC 027 May 20, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Security and Arms Control, Keywords: Arms Control Defense Policy NSC/DC 028 May 31, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on NSR-14/Defense and Space/Start Fundamental Limits, Keywords: Start NSC/DC 029 June 02, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Panama, Keywords: Panama NSC/DC 030 June 15, 1989 NSC/DC Meeting on Annual Review of Covert Action Programs Part I, Keywords.