Records on the United Kingdom

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 the United Kingdom. This collection contains Bush Presidential Records, Bush Vice Presidential Records, Quayle Vice Presidential Records, and Federal Records from a variety of White House offices. The Bush Presidential materials consist of correspondence, papers and reports, press releases, printed material, schedules, and speeches. Correspondence between White House staff, National Security Council staff, members of Congress, and U.K. government officials relates to administrative matters, such as travel arrangements, requests for meetings, and preparation for State Visits by Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Ministers Thatcher and Major. Correspondence from private U.S. and U.K. organizations and citizens address concerns such as the repatriation of Vietnamese refugees and the U.S. government's response to the Pan Am 103 bombing. Unclassified papers and reports discuss international airline security measures, climate change, and G-24 assistance to Eastern Europe. Press releases include a transcript of President Bush's press conference with Prime Minister Major and statements by the governments of the U.S., U.K., and Hong Kong on Vietnamese Asylum Seekers. Among the speeches from President Bush are toasts and welcome statements for Queen Elizabeth II and Prime Minister Major, a tribute to Prime Minister Thatcher on awarding her the Medal of Freedom, and the President's acceptance speech on receiving the Winston Churchill Award from Queen Elizabeth. Also included are remarks by Queen Elizabeth, Prime Minister Thatcher, and Prime Minister Major during their respective visits to the U.S. The Bush Vice President materials consist of correspondence, printed material, schedules, and speeches. Correspondence between Office of the Vice President staff and U.K. government officials includes administrative information, social exchanges, and requests for meetings. Correspondence from private U.S. and U.K. businesses, organizations, and private citizens requests meetings with Vice President Bush or assistance in obtaining audiences with British officials, invites Vice President Bush to speak at business and private functions, and invites Vice President and Mrs. Bush to participate in dinners, exhibitions, and charitable events. Printed material includes an article by a private North Ireland group on the political situation and a clipping from a British newspaper on South Africa. The speeches from Vice President Bush contain remarks given at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, a speech launching the International Democratic Union, and speeches made during various trips to London. Also included are a speech by Prime Minister Thatcher in Belfast and a speech by U.K. Foreign Secretary Pym given in New York on East-West Relations. Read less