Records on the Malta Conference: December 1989

The materials in FOIA 1999-0273-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 1999-0273-F contains materials on the meeting between President Bush and President Mikhail Gorbachev in Malta (December 2 - 3, 1989) and the subsequent meetings between President Bush and NATO leaders in Brussels, Belgium (December 3 - 4, 1989). The Malta Conference (technically not a Summit) was the first meeting between the two leaders since President Bush's inauguration. The NATO 1999-0273-F 2 meeting was held in order for President Bush to brief leaders of Western European nations concerning his meeting with Gorbachev. A significant amount of material responsive to this FOIA is contained in the files of the National Security Council (NSC). Although these files are listed, it should be noted that most of these documents are security classified and have been closed under the restrictions of the Presidential Records Act and the Freedom of Information Act. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Categories consist primarily of routine transmittal memoranda between staff members passing along the following types of documents (as well as the documents themselves): talking points for the president's summit sessions and meetings with world leaders; draft remarks for arrival ceremonies and summit sessions; summit meeting agendas; press releases; position papers on topics of interest to NATO member countries and U.S. global leadership; and briefing book papers. Read less