Selected Files on Germany

The materials in FOIA 2009-0783-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 2009-0783-F contains selected files on Germany covering the 1992 Munich Economic Summit, President Bush's November 1990 trip to Czechoslovakia and Germany, U.S.-Soviet relations, U.S.-German relations, and the November 1991 NATO Summit in Rome, Italy, as well as correspondence between Chancellor Kohl and President Bush. The Staff and Office Files consist of agendas, cables, charts, cover sheets, diagrams, drafts, handwritten notes, letters, lists, memcons (memoranda of conversation), memoranda, outlines, papers, press releases, reports, statements, tables, talking points, and telcons (memoranda of telephone conversation). The files were compiled by staff members of the National Security Council (NSC). Timothy E. Deal's Subject Files contain materials regarding the Munich G-7 Economic Summit held in 1992, focusing especially on general economic forecasts and longstanding programs/policies concerning economic assistance to Central and Eastern Europe. Additional subjects covered include developing countries, narcotics control, environmental issues, Soviet-designed reactor safety, the Global Environment Facility G- 7 initiative, the West-East Economic Conference at Muenster, Germany in May 1992, UNCTAD (United National Conference on Trade and Development) reform, global economic trends, ongoing assistance to the former Soviet Union, the 1991 London Economic Summit, and the 1991 EnviroSummit scorecard. Briefing books for individual staff members (including President Bush) contain information on public sites the President would be visiting in both Czechoslovakia and Germany; background papers and talking points for ceremonial meetings with foreign officials; and reports on foreign relations issues that might come up during the trip. Barry Lowenkron's Subject Files contain memoranda and correspondence including Presidential messages to Chancellor Kohl about the health of his family; memcons and telcons detailing conversations between Bush and Kohl; text of a public statement made by President Bush at the Rome Summit; and generic talking points on NATO's confidence- and security-building measures. The White House Situation Room files contain messages sent between the Federal Chancellery in Bonn and the White House. They include high-level correspondence between President Bush and Chancellor Kohl on a variety of subjects, consultations between lower-level staff, and miscellaneous messages concerning administrative scheduling, natural disasters, health of individuals, and congratulatory sentiments. Read less