Records on U.S.-Soviet Trade Relations

The materials in FOIA 2001-1853-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. This request contains selected materials related to United States trade and economic policy toward the 2001-1853-F 2 Soviet Union (USSR), in the wake of the Soviet Union's economic collapse, attempted coup, and dissolution in 1990 - 1991. The materials include records pertaining to the Houston Economic Summit meeting of the Industrialized Nations (G-7) in July 1990 (during which the state of the Soviet economy and how the G-7 should best approach the situation were topics of consideration) as well as those regarding meetings between President Bush and Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev in Malta (December 1989), Moscow (July - August 1991), and Helsinki (September 1990). Read less