The materials in FOIA 2003-0259-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 2003-0259-F contains materials primarily relating to the Middle East Peace Process from the Chronological Files, Correspondence, Message, and Subject Files of Kathy Jeavons, who served as the Associate Director for Public Liaison in the Bush administration....Read more
The materials in FOIA 2003-0259-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 2003-0259-F contains materials primarily relating to the Middle East Peace Process from the Chronological Files, Correspondence, Message, and Subject Files of Kathy Jeavons, who served as the Associate Director for Public Liaison in the Bush administration. Records do not provide much insight into the decision-making process regarding Middle East/Arab-Israeli issues; the few that do have been closed until 2005 under the guidelines of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Rather, the bulk of materials are correspondence generated by parties interested in the process and their suggestions and/or concerns voiced to the President and his representatives. The Chronological and Correspondence Files include letters and memoranda from federal and state government agencies, corporations, special interest groups, and citizens. Topics include, but are not limited to: Jewish group issues (U.S. loan guarantees to Israel, Jewish settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Middle East Peace Process, Desert Storm/Iraq missile attacks on Israel); environmental issues ("Greenhouse Gases," alternative energy resources, conservation, emission regulations, Exxon Valdez oil spill and cleanup, waste disposal, energy policy, natural gas/oil exploration, Endangered Species Act issues, Environmental Protection Agency mandates, Wallop-Breaux Aquatic Resource Trust Fund); support for and concerns regarding Operations Desert Shield and Storm; request for congratulatory letters; requests for White House briefings from various interest groups; and other miscellaneous issues. The Message Files contain requests entreating President Bush to issue Presidential Messages for banquets and ceremonies, or in recognition of charity/political action campaigns (often to be printed in their respective invitations or event programs). Types of events and organizations include medical, trade, ethnic, religious, national, vocational, regional, environmental, etc. Included are invitations for the President and other administration officials to attend and speak at various conferences, conventions, and meetings. The Subject Files pertain almost exclusively to matters of interest to Jewish special interest groups, U.S.- Israel relations, and the Middle East Peace Process. Jewish groups include, but are not limited to: Agudath Israel, Anti-Defamation League (ADL), American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), American Jewish Committee (AJC), American Jewish Congress, B'nai B'rith, Hadassah, Hudson Valley PAC, Jewish Community Relations Committee, National Council of Young Israel, United Jewish Appeal, United Synagogue of America, and Zionist Organizations of America. Issues discussed include: anti- Semitism; support for President Bush's nomination of Clarence Thomas to the Supreme Court; civil rights; hate crimes; emigration of Ethiopian, Syrian, and Soviet Jews (Jackson - Vanik Amendment waiver); and aid to Israel for absorption costs related to emigration; school vouchers; Freedom of Religion Restoration Act of 1990; various polling information regarding Jewish issues; support or concerns regarding Operation Desert Storm and linkage of the Palestinian issues to it; Iraqi nuclear, biological, and chemical warfare capabilities; Arab-Israeli issues (Middle East Peace Process); U.S. loan guarantees to Israel; and settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. 2003-0259-F 2 Read less