Records Related to Soviet Aid: U.S. Aid to the Former USSR

The materials in FOIA 2000-1332-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 2000-1332-F contains materials related to U.S. aid to the former USSR from 1991 - 1993. Additional information on this subject may be found in Freedom of Information Act requests concerning the Freedom Support Act (1998-0005-F) and the dissolution of the Soviet Union (1999-0303-F). The material in this FOIA request primarily consists of the routine letters from the public and Congress, routine White House memorandum, news clippings, press releases, and related government reports. The majority of the letters are correspondence from the public and Congress; these letters offer opinions on whether or not the U.S. should be providing aid to Russia and other post-USSR republics, as well as suggestions on what type of aid should be provided. The memoranda include routine transmittal sheets, routine meeting agendas and schedules, and responses to public correspondence. The news-clippings, press releases, and government reports are published private and government material related to past private and government aid to the USSR, suggestions for future aid, the economic situation in the former USSR, and related issues. 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. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Read less