Expand All Collapse All Extent 27 folders, approximately 474 pages Summary This collection consists of records concerning the American Business Council (ABC) and related organizations. It contains background materials, correspondence, and scheduling materials that describe private/public cooperation, mutual recognition agreements, the elimination of trade barriers, antidumping measures, product standards, global employment strategies, visas, unionization, and worker safety regulations. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2013-0925-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This case contains correspondence, background materials, and scheduling materials pertaining to the American Business Council (ABC). The ABC itself was concerned that government regulation was limiting small and mid-sized businesses in the United States, for example, with worker safety regulations. Folder titles specific to the American Business Council also contained records regarding other organizations, such as the American Business Council of the Gulf Countries. Thus additional organizations in the collection also include the African-American Business Council, the Canadian American Business Council, the European-American Business Council, the French-American Business Council, and the Latin American Business Council. Correspondence from these organizations concern matters of international business such as private/public cooperation, mutual recognition agreements, the elimination of trade barriers, anti-dumping measures, product standards, global employment strategies, visas, unionization, and worker safety regulations. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Alpha Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM (OP), Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Various Offices, and Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Alpha file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management from 1993 – 1996 and is a series of documents arranged by name of persons, organizations, or events. The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number combination. In addition, there are WHORM, WHORM Counsel, WHORM (CL), WHORM (OP), WHORM (Too Late); WHORM (Various Offices); and WHORM (Alpha Project) series. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. WHORM files are processed at the document level; whereas, Staff and Office files are processed at the folder level, that is, individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. While this method maintains folder integrity, it frequently results in the incidental processing of documents that are not wholly responsive to the subject area. FOIA 2013-0925-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes: CO001-05 Europe CO060 France CO146 Saudi Arabia FG Federal Government - Organizations FO004 Budget-Appropriations IT008 Common Market / Economic Community / European Economic Community IV000 Invitations for 2000 MC003 Briefings – Conferences, White House ME002 Messages (Sent to Groups / Organizations) PL Political Affairs. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 U.S.C. Chapter 22, as amended) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552, as amended) and therefore records may be restricted in whole or in part in accordance with legal exemptions. Copyright Documents in this collection that were prepared by officials of the United States government as part of their official duties are in the public domain. Researchers are advised to consult the copyright law of the United States (17 U.S.C. Chapter 1) which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Provenance Official records of William Jefferson Clinton’s presidency are housed at the Clinton Presidential Library and administered by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under the provisions of the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Processed by Staff Archivist, 2015. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2016-03-21 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2013-0925-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Alpha Files American Business Council [1] [OA/ID 12459] American Business Council [2] [OA/ID 12459] American Business Council [3] [OA/ID 12459] American Business Council [4] [OA/ID 12459] Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File Category Case Number CO001-05 299101 CO060 268977SS CO146 314761 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Subject File (continued) Category Case Number FG 016480 FO004 202482 IT008 220060 IV000 410711 MC003 274089 ME002 015663 PL 118148 PL 427990 Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: (OP) 259747 [French American Business Council] 313162 [American Business Council of the Gulf…] Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM: Various Offices 220098 [African-American Business Council] 242215 [Canadian American Business Council] 270945 [French American Business Council] 274135 [French American Business Council] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files Domestic Policy Council Magaziner, Ira American Business Council of the Gulf Countries [OA/ID 10851] Public Liaison Dunn, Jackson American Business Council [OA/ID 14325] Lynch, Victoria French-American Business Council 6/18 – 19/98 [OA/ID 14530] Schwerin, Eric American Business Council of the Gulf Countries [OA/ID 18243] Wexler, Dan American Business Council [OA/ID 7444] Scheduling Office 292045 [Latin American Business Council] [OA/ID 12906]