Selected Records on Japan

The materials in FOIA 1999-0582-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. FOIA 1999-0582-F contains materials relating to Japan and includes memoranda, letters, reports, papers, meeting notes, agendas, and printed materials. These documents include information about the relationship of the United States and Japan and provide insights primarily into trade relations between the two nations. The documents as a whole provide a wide-ranging view of bilateral relations between 1999-0582-F 2 the two nations. For now, however, many of the detailed trade-related policy documents remain closed under Presidential Records Act restrictions. Many of the materials relating to bilateral negotiations between President Bush and the Japanese Prime Minister have been processed as part of other FOIA requests. This is also true of most records relating to the Structural Impediments. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject File categories contain correspondence, memoranda, news clippings, and brochures. Specifically, subject file category BE003-09 contains information pertaining to the machinery industry; FG001 contains information pertaining to the President; FG001-07 contains information pertaining to presidential appointments; and FG006-06 contains information pertaining to the National Security Council. There are also WHORM Speech Files dealing with the relationship of the United States and Japan along with WHORM Trip Files concerning travel to Japan by the President of the United States. The travel planning materials contain a wide variety of advance team documents including schedules, meeting arrangements, hotel assignments, and routine travel-related administrative documents such as receipts and invoices. The WHORM Alphabetical Files contain letters from the general public and members of Congress concerning trade issues, particularly unfair Japanese trade policies. The Staff and Office Files contain memoranda and reports documenting specific trade-related issues. These include Section 301 violations, trade imbalances, the Structural Impediments Initiative, and semiconductors. The Bush Vice Presidential WHORM Subject Files contain correspondence; memoranda; news clippings; and brochures from the general public and Congress during the Reagan Administration. The Bush Vice Presidential WHORM Subject File CO078 contains information pertaining to Japan. TA and TA004-09 contain information pertaining to trade and manufactures trade. The Bush Vice Presidential Staff and Office Files contain memoranda and reports documenting specific trade-related issues including reparations, trade imbalances, press releases, and various meetings between Vice President Bush and Japanese Officials. The Quayle Vice Presidential Staff and Office Files contain memoranda and reports relating to trip schedules and speeches given by Vice President Quayle. The Federal Records contain information from the United States Office of Consumer Affairs concerning the country of Japan. Read less