Selected Robert L. Hutchings Files

The materials in FOIA 2006-0575-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 2006-0575-F contains materials from Robert Hutchings, Director for European Political Affairs on the staff of the National Security Council. 2 2006-0575-F These materials consist of National Security Council and White House cover sheets, which route other correspondence, and correspondence between National Security Council staff, specifically Robert Hutchings, White House staff, members of Congress, and US foreign nationals related to Eastern European affairs. Topics discussed in this correspondence include arrangements for meetings and telephone conversations with foreign heads of state, strategy for democratic initiatives in Central and Eastern Europe, a White House report to students, the Malta Summit, the report of a senate delegation trip to Eastern Europe, the Citizen's Democracy Corps, and various resolutions. Also included is correspondence from various US interest groups, such as the Slovak American National Council, the Polish American Congress, and the Hungarian Freedom Fighters' Federation USA. Also included are reports, presidential remarks, press releases, declarations, and executive orders related to various issues in Eastern and Central European Affairs, such as US-European diplomatic relations following the fall of Berlin Wall, the Malta Summit, Cyprus, government reform, democratic elections, human & religious freedoms in Europe, German Unification, and transatlantic cooperation. It should be noted that many of the documents listed here are security classified and have been closed under the restrictions of the Freedom of Information Act. Read less