Expand All Collapse All Extent 208 folders, approximately 2586 pages Summary This collection consists of records related to correspondence between President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin. It contains letters between the two presidents concerning contemporary world events, including Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Nagorno-Karabakh, START II, the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty, and economic issues. The collection also contains correspondence of a more routine and personal nature such as birthday commemorations, holiday greetings, and condolences for tragedies. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2014-0837-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA 2014-0837-F consists of records regarding correspondence between President Clinton and Russian President Boris Yeltsin from 1993 through 1999. Mr. Yeltsin was the first President of the Russian Federation following the dissolution of the USSR. As Russia transitioned to a more market based economy, and as Europe confronted the unrest in the Balkans, the two presidents formed a close working relationship. In their correspondence, Presidents Yeltsin and Clinton discussed current world issues including Bosnia, Kosovo, Iraq, Nagorno-Karabakh, START II, the Anti-Ballistic Missile treaty, and economic issues. There are also letters of a routine and personal nature commemorating birthdays, holidays, and offering condolences for tragedies. For previously processed records that may be responsive to FOIA 2014-0837-F, please see the following cases: 2006-0215-F (British Prime Minister John Major) 2006-0235-F (Rwanda and Richard Clarke, 1993-1994) 2006-0326-F (Oklahoma City Bombing) 2006-0651-F (President Jean-Bertrand Aristide of Haiti) 2007-1596-F (United States Response to African Embassy Bombings) 2007-1804-F (President Lennart Meri of Estonia) 2007-1908-F (Prime Minister Ryuoto Hashimoto of Japan and President Kim Young-sam of South Korea) 2008-0728-F (Oslo Accords Signing) 2009-1290-M (Military operations against Yugoslavia) 2011-1036-F (Estonia, 1993-2001) 2011-1037-F (Latvia, 1993-2001) 2013-0865-M (Daniel Poneman, Iraq, and North Korea) 2014-0874-F (President Leonid Kuchma of Ukraine) The materials processed in response to this FOIA request include the correspondence itself, as well as NSC background memoranda concerning both incoming and outgoing correspondence. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in this collection area— Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. 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 2015-12-31 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2014-0837-F. Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Records Management System [Yeltsin and HS] 9300787 [OA/ID 140] 9301524 [OA/ID 143] 9301561 [OA/ID 143] 9301793 [OA/ID 2266] 9302446 [OA/ID 146] 9302872 [OA/ID 147] 9303414 [OA/ID 149] 9303365 [OA/ID 149] 9303527 [OA/ID 149] 9303550 [OA/ID 149] 9304035 [OA/ID 150] 9304240 [OA/ID 151] 9304503 [OA/ID 152] 9304786 [OA/ID 152] 9304882 [OA/ID 152] 9305500 [OA/ID 154] 9305684 [OA/ID 155] 9305947 [OA/ID 156] 9306214 [OA/ID 157] 9306549 [OA/ID 159] 9306778 [OA/ID 160] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cables, Emails, and Records Management System (continued) NSC Records Management [Yeltsin and HS] 9307073 [OA/ID 162] 9307082 [OA/ID 162] 9307109 [OA/ID 162] 9307264 [OA/ID 2275] 9307314 [OA/ID 163] 9307320 [OA/ID 163] 9307696 [OA/ID 165] 9307702 [OA/ID 166] 9307769 [OA/ID 166] 9308020 [OA/ID 167] 9308151 [OA/ID 168] 9308433 [OA/ID 169] 9308495 [OA/ID 170] 9308615 [OA/ID 170] 9308655 [OA/ID 171] 9309301 [OA/ID 174] 9309446 [OA/ID 175] 9310009 [OA/ID 179] 9310123 [OA/ID 179] Box 2 9400449 [OA/ID 182] 9400451 [OA/ID 467] 9400666 [OA/ID 468] 9400804 [OA/ID 468] 9401018 [OA/ID 469] 9401099 [OA/ID 469] 9401278 [OA/ID 469] 9401564 [OA/ID 470] 9402018 [OA/ID 471] 9402344 [OA/ID 471] 9402600 [OA/ID 472] 9402689 [OA/ID 472] 9403050 [OA/ID 472] 9403071 [OA/ID 193] 9403340 [OA/ID 473] 9404225 [OA/ID 475] 9404718 [OA/ID 476] 9404859 [OA/ID 476] 9404864 [OA/ID 715] 9404983 [OA/ID 476] 9405355 [OA/ID 477] 9405665 [OA/ID 478] 9405701 [OA/ID 478] 9405994 [OA/ID 478] 9406071 [OA/ID 207] 9406235 [OA/ID 479] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cables, Emails, and Records Management System (continued) NSC Records Management [Yeltsin and HS] 9406363 [OA/ID 479] 9406568 [OA/ID 479] 9406651 [OA/ID 210] 9406742 [OA/ID 479] 9407071 [OA/ID 211] 9407167 [OA/ID 480] 9407474 [OA/ID 480] 9407662 [OA/ID 481] 9408226 [OA/ID 481] 9408368 [OA/ID 482] 9408566 [OA/ID 482] 9408832 [OA/ID 482] 9408835 [OA/ID 482] 9408933 [OA/ID 483] 9409142 [OA/ID 2300] 9409173 [OA/ID 221] 9409344 [OA/ID 483] 9409421 [OA/ID 483] Box 3 9409474 [OA/ID 223] 9409556 [OA/ID 483] 9409622 [OA/ID 224] 9409639 [OA/ID 484] 9409696 [OA/ID 484] 9409826 [OA/ID 484] 9409924 [OA/ID 484] 9409931 [OA/ID 484] 9409970 [OA/ID 225] 9410029 [OA/ID 484] 9410104 [OA/ID 226] 9410108 [OA/ID 226] 9500095 [OA/ID 558] 9500100 [OA/ID 558] 9500230 [OA/ID 559] 9500266 [OA/ID 3571] 9500343 [OA/ID 559] 9500351 [OA/ID 560] 9501393 [OA/ID 567] 9501679 [OA/ID 569] 9501883 [OA/ID 570] 9502080 [OA/ID 571] 9502137 [OA/ID 571] 9502499 [OA/ID 574] 9502745 [OA/ID 575] 9503108 [OA/ID 578] 9503313 [OA/ID 579] 9505020 [OA/ID 591] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cables, Emails, and Records Management System (continued) NSC Records Management [Yeltsin and HS] 9505270 [OA/ID 593] 9505587 [OA/ID 595] 9505689 [OA/ID 596] 9505725 [OA/ID 596] 9505767 [OA/ID 597] Box 4 9505772 [OA/ID 597] 9505794 [OA/ID 597] 9506228 [OA/ID 600] 9506629 [OA/ID 602] 9506655 [OA/ID 603] 9506749 [OA/ID 603] 9507048 [OA/ID 605] 9507141 [OA/ID 606] 9507215 [OA/ID 606] 9507613 [OA/ID 609] 9507682 [OA/ID 609] 9507752 [OA/ID 610] 9507777 [OA/ID 610] 9507868 [OA/ID 611] 9508476 [OA/ID 615] 9508946 [OA/ID 618] 9509215 [OA/ID 620] 9600537 [OA/ID 1083] 9600585 [OA/ID 1083] 9603159 [OA/ID 1101] 9603347 [OA/ID 1102] 9603657 [OA/ID 1104] 9603971 [OA/ID 1106] 9604580 [OA/ID 1110] 9604760 [OA/ID 1112] 9605347 [OA/ID 1115] 9605393 [OA/ID 1115] 9605475 [OA/ID 1116] 9605579 [OA/ID 1117] 9605580 [OA/ID 1117] 9606252 [OA/ID 1121] 9606253 [OA/ID 1121] Box 5 9606337 [OA/ID 1121] 9606506 [OA/ID 1123] 9607189 [OA/ID 1127] 9607684 [OA/ID 1130] 9607721 [OA/ID 1131] 9608022 [OA/ID 1133] 9608252 [OA/ID 1135] 9608253 [OA/ID 1135] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cables, Emails, and Records Management System (continued) NSC Records Management [Yeltsin and HS] 9700005 [OA/ID 1596] 9700586 [OA/ID 1599] 9700864 [OA/ID 1601] 9701024 [OA/ID 1602] 9703044 [OA/ID 1618] 9703047 [OA/ID 1618] 9703594 [OA/ID 1622] 9704793 [OA/ID 1630] 9704967 [OA/ID 1632] 9705289 [OA/ID 1634] 9705347 [OA/ID 1634] 9705381 [OA/ID 1634] 9705658 [OA/ID 1636] 9706436 [OA/ID 1642] 9707241 [OA/ID 1648] 9707909 [OA/ID 1655] 9708157 [OA/ID 1657] 9708667 [OA/ID 1661] 9801363 [OA/ID 2018] 9801854 [OA/ID 2022] 9801995 [OA/ID 2023] 9802243 [OA/ID 2025] 9802636 [OA/ID 2029] 9804847 [OA/ID 2047] Box 6 9805755 [OA/ID 2055] 9805853 [OA/ID 3531] 9806432 [OA/ID 2059] 9806591 [OA/ID 2060] 9806596 [OA/ID 2060] 9807381 [OA/ID 2066] 9807769 [OA/ID 2029] 9807844 [OA/ID 2069] 9807859 [OA/ID 2070] 9807946 [OA/ID 2070] 9808035 [OA/ID 2071] 9808066 [OA/ID 2071] 9808161 [OA/ID 2072] 9900314 [OA/ID 2706] 9901130 [1] [OA/ID 2712] 9901130 [2] [OA/ID 2712] 9901160 [OA/ID 2712] 9902113 [OA/ID 2719] 9902561 [OA/ID 2722] 9902642 [OA/ID 2722] 9903450 [OA/ID 2727] 9903455 [OA/ID 2727] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cables, Emails, and Records Management System (continued) NSC Records Management [Yeltsin and HS] 9904697 [OA/ID 2735] 9906514 [OA/ID 2747] 9907953 [OA/ID 2757] 9908043 [OA/ID 2758] 9909262 [OA/ID 2767]