(2020-0273-F) John Schmidt and European Security

1 folder, approximately 35 pages

This collection consists of records related to European Security from the files of John Schmidt in the European Affairs directorate of the National Security Council. It includes a November 1995 cable regarding the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) and the draft decision of the Budapest Ministerial Council on a Common and Comprehensive Security model for the 21st century.

The materials in FOIA 2020-0273-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This collection contains records related to European Security from the files of John Schmidt in the European Affairs directorate of the National Security Council (NSC). These files include a copy of a November 1995 cable regarding an ad hoc meeting of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The files also contain the draft decision of the Budapest Ministerial Council on a Common and Comprehensive Security model for the 21st century. Most of the records related to this FOIA case are closed for national security reasons.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in this collection area— Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administration activity. 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.

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, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2020-0273-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
National Security Council
European Affairs
Schmidt, John
European Security/OSCE [Organization for Security and Cooperation in
Europe] [OA/ID 702]