(2017-0398-F) Free Trade Area of the Americas

4 folders, approximately 269 pages

This collection consists of records related to the Free Trade Area of the Americas. The files include Congressional correspondence and the President’s Trip Book for the 1994 Summit of the Americas conference in Miami, FL. This collection contains materials similar to those in the other open case on the Free Trade Area of the Americas, 2017-0397-F.

The materials in FOIA 2017-0398-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should see 2017-0397-F. Additionally researchers should consult the archivist about other related material. Freedom of Information Act Request 2017-0398-F is indistinct to 2017-0397-F. The only difference, which is not noticable in responsive materials, is that the original request directed different methods of search in the Clinton Library databases. This collection consists of materials from trade organizations in support of a Free Trade Area of the Americas, Congressional correspondence, and the President’s Trip Book for the 1994 Summit of the Americas conference in Miami, FL. The Free Trade Area of the Americas was a proposed agreement to eliminate or reduce trade barriers among all countries of Central and South America. The proposal was first discussed at the Summit of the Americas in Miami, Florida in November of 1994. The proposal failed to gain any support and the signing deadline of January 1, 2005 passed with no agreement.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in this collection area—Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Records Management System.

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.

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).

Staff Archivist, 2017. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2017-0398-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Records Management System
[FTAA]
9601789 [OA/ID 1091]
9908549 [OA/ID 2761]
[Summit of the Americas]
9407652 [OA/ID 214]
9409729 [OA/ID 484]