Records on U.S. Economic Assistance to Poland and Hungary

The materials in FOIA 2004-0967-F 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. 2004-0967-F 2 FOIA 2004-0967-F contains materials related to proposed and enacted economic assistance from the United States to Poland and Hungary (as well as Eastern Europe in a general sense). Because Hungary and Poland were the first countries to shed their communist governments and centrally planned economies in favor of representative governments and the Free Market, U.S. Government leaders (including President Bush) felt it was crucial to swiftly provide assistance to those nations which would facilitate the transition to the new forms in order to ensure political and economic freedoms were able to take root. The records in this request reflect the consensus that economic assistance was important while detailing the discussions regarding the breadth and scope of the proposed assistance. Read less