Expand All Collapse All Extent 9 folders, approximately 754 pages Summary This collection consists of the records of Bruce Riedel, Senior Director of Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council (NSC), 1997-2001. Specifically, these are Riedel’s records that pertain in whole or in part or a combination of the following issues: the Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mullah Omar, Usama bin Ladin (UBL), al-Qaeda or Iraq and terrorism. The majority of these records in this collection are closed for National Security. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2008-0431-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. This FOIA is concerned with the records of Bruce Riedel, Senior Director of Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council (NSC), 1997-2001. Specifically, these are Riedel’s records that pertain in whole or in part or a combination of the following issues: the Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mullah Omar, Usama bin Ladin (UBL), al-Qaeda or Iraq and terrorism. The majority of these records related to this FOIA case are closed for national security reasons. A limited number of unclassified documents open to the public consist primarily of emails between Riedel and various members of the NSC. These open documents discuss scheduling 2 2008-0431-F http://www.clintonlibrary.gov upcoming meetings about Afghanistan, UBL and the Taliban. Other documents include NSC press guidance, prepared Q&A for a President Clinton interview, and a Riedel speech. Additional material on this subject may be found in 2006-0228-F. 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 System. 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, 2012. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2015-09-08 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2008-0431-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Email MSMail-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [OA/ID 590000] [Riedel and Talib…] [04/10/1997] Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000] [Riedel and Talib…] [12/11/1997-09/24/1998] [09/28/1998-12/31/1998] [01/13/1999-08/20/1999] [09/09/1999-12/14/1999] [12/22/1999-03/13/2000] [03/15/2000-08/15/2000] [08/21/2000-12/22/2000] Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000] [Riedel and Talib…] [05/18/1998-04/04/2000]