The materials in FOIA 2008-1091-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 2008-1091-F contains materials from agencies and individuals including the Advisory Committee on Export Policy, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, and National Security Council (NSC) staff members Torkel Patterson (NSC Director in Asian Affairs), Daniel B....Read more
The materials in FOIA 2008-1091-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 2008-1091-F contains materials from agencies and individuals including the Advisory Committee on Export Policy, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Department of State, and National Security Council (NSC) staff members Torkel Patterson (NSC Director in Asian Affairs), Daniel B. Poneman (NSC Director in Defense Policy/Arms Control), and Stephen G. Rademaker (Deputy Legal Adviser). The Staff and Office Files contain bills, cables, cover sheets, directives, faxes, letters, memoranda, minutes, notes, papers, and reports. The Bush Administration issued seventy-nine National Security Directives (NSDs) between 1989 and 1993. National Security Directives address specific issues concerning national security and U.S. foreign policy. NSD's declassified in whole or in part are available online at http://bushlibrary.tamu.edu/research/nsd.php. The same kinds of directives were called National Security Decision Directives (NSDDs) during the Reagan Administration. In particular, Torkel Patterson's files contain NSD 1 (Organization of the National Security Council System and NSDD 62 (Defense Policy Towards Japan). Records from Daniel B. Poneman concern NSD 53 (Interagency Review and Disposition of Export Control Licenses Issued by Department of Commerce) and include minutes of the Advisory Committee on Export Policy. Stephen G. Rademaker's files contain a variety of NSDs and NSDDs, including NSD 26 (U.S. Policy Toward the Persian Gulf), and NSD 53, as well as NSDD 2 (National Security Council Structure), NSDD 197 (Reporting Hostile Contacts and Security Awareness), 221 (Narcotics and National Security), 266 (Implementation of the Recommendations of the President's Special Review Board), and 276 (National Security Council Interagency Process). Also included is correspondence between the NSC and Congress and interoffice memoranda regarding Congressional requests for access to presidential directives. Read less