Expand All Collapse All Extent 98 folders, approximately 10,041 pages Summary This collection consists of records pertaining to the Kargil War between India and Pakistan in May and July of 1999. It contains press guidance, news articles, media reactions, and congressional correspondence Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2017-0038-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. The researcher submitted a request for unclassified records pertaining to the Kargil War between India and Pakistan from May to June, 1999. The conflict arose over disputed territory along the Line of Control (LOC), a militarized, de facto border between India and Pakistan. It began when Kashmiri “freedom fighters” infiltrated the Indian side of the LOC. Though Pakistani officials initially maintained that the fighting was caused by independent Kashmiri militants, it was later discovered and confirmed to be Pakistani soldiers operating under the command of General Ashraf Rashid. The fighting was a matter of international interest as it was being conducted by two known nuclear states. However, the conflict did not escalate beyond conventional warfare and ended after two months. On July 4, 1999, President Clinton met with Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to reiterate that the United States would not intervene in any official capacity with the conflict without India’s consent. President Clinton strongly encouraged PM Sharif to withdraw troops and restore the LOC; that in the absence of violence, bilateral negotiations between India and Pakistan could resume. A joint statement was issued, and the situation deescalated from there, with the fighting officially declared over on July 26. The Clinton Presidential records to be opened for this collection consist primarily of press, press guidance, news articles, media reactions, and congressional correspondence. Because the request was for only unclassified records, there are no national security closures. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails, and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS database is comprised of seven sub-series of email records called "buckets." The buckets generally represent a specific White House office. The buckets are titled: NPR for National Performance Review, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, NSC for National Security Council, and Default for emails not associated with an office. The NPR bucket contains email created or received by an individual with a National Performance Review (NPR) White House user account. The OPD bucket contains email created or received by an individual with an Office of Policy Development (OPD) White House user account. The POTUS bucket was designated for email created and received by the President of the United States (POTUS). Please note that President Clinton never used his POTUS White House user account to send the few emails he wrote while in office. The WHO bucket contains email created or received by individual with an Executive Office of the President White House user account not identified as CEA, NPR, or OPD. The CEA bucket contains email created or received by an individual with a Council of Economic Advisors (CEA) White House user account. The NSC bucket contains email created or received by an individual with a National Security Council (NSC) user account. The Default bucket contains email created or received by unknown or un-recognized email accounts. Email found within the Default bucket often includes email created or received by offices or individuals outside the Executive Office of the President. ARMS email are arranged by topic, there-under by bucket, and there-under chronologically by creation date. 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, 2018. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2018-08-24 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2017-0038-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] OPD [OA/ID 250000] [Kargil] [07/02/1999] WHO [OA/ID 500000] [Kargil] [06/01/1999 - 06/21/1999] [06/22/1999 - 07/02/1999] [07/04/1999 - 07/13/1999] (Box 1 continued) CEA [OA/ID 950000] [Kargil] [05/26/1999 - 06/11/1999] Default [OA/ID 1100000] [Kargil] [05/26/1999 - 05/27/1999] [1] [05/26/1999 - 05/27/1999] [2] [05/28/1999 - 06/01/1999] [1] Box 2 [05/28/1999 - 06/01/1999] [2] [06/01/1999 - 06/02/1999] [1] [06/01/1999 - 06/02/1999] [2] [06/04/1999 - 06/06/1999] [06/07/1999] [Folder 1] [1] [06/07/1999] [Folder 1] [2] [06/07/1999] [Folder 2] [1] Box 3 [06/07/1999] [Folder 2] [2] [06/08/1999 - 06/11/1999] [1] [06/08/1999 - 06/11/1999] [2] [06/13/1999 - 06/14/1999] [1] [06/13/1999 - 06/14/1999] [2] [06/15/1999 - 06/16/1999] [06/16/1999] [1] Box 4 [06/16/1999] [2] [06/18/1999] [1] [06/18/1999] [2] [06/22/1999] [1] [06/22/1999] [2] [06/24/1999] [1] [06/24/1999] [2] Box 5 [06/25/1999] [1] [06/25/1999] [2] [06/29/1999] [1] [06/29/1999] [2] [06/29/1999 - 06/30/1999] [1] (Box 5 continued) [06/29/1999 - 06/30/1999] [2] [07/01/1999 - 07/06/1999] [1] Box 6 [07/01/1999 - 07/06/1999] [2] [07/07/1999 - 07/09/1999] [1] [07/07/1999 - 07/09/1999] [2] [07/12/1999] [1] [07/12/1999] [2] [07/13/1999 - 07/15/1999] [1] [07/13/1999 - 07/15/1999] [2] Box 7 [07/15/1999] [07/16/1999 - 07/18/1999] [07/19/1999] [1] [07/19/1999] [2] [07/19/1999 - 07/22/1999] [07/26/1999] [1] [07/26/1999] [2] [07/26/1999 - 07/29/1999] Box 8 NSC [OA/ID 1200000] [Kargil or Kashmir] [05/27/1999 - 06/14/1999] [06/21/1999 - 07/02/1999] [07/02/1999 - 07/14/1999] [07/17/1999 - 07/30/1999] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Cables Jan 1999-Dec 2000 [OA/ID 530000] [Kargil and unclassified…] [05/03/1999 - 07/06/1999] [07/06/1999 - 07/08/1999] [07/08/1999 - 07/13/1999] Box 9 [07/13/1999 - 07/19/1999] [07/19/1999 - 07/22/1999] [07/22/1999 - 07/30/1999] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (Box 9 continued) NSC Email Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000] [Kargil and unclassified…] [05/03/1999 - 05/27/1999] [05/27/1999] [05/28/1999 - 06/01/1999] [06/02/1999 - 06/07/1999] Box 10 [06/07/1999 - 06/12/1999] [06/14/1999 - 06/17/1999] [06/18/1999 - 06/21/1999] [06/22/1999 - 06/23/1999] [06/23/1999 - 06/29/1999] [07/01/1999 - 07/07/1999] Box 11 [07/07/1999 - 07/12/1999] [07/13/1999 - 07/15/1999] [07/15/1999 - 07/19/1999] [07/19/1999 - 07/21/1999] [07/21/1999 - 07/28/1999] [07/28/1999 - 07/30/1999] Box 12 Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000] [Kargil and unclassified…] [05/09/1999 - 06/16/1999] [06/18/1999] [06/20/1999 - 06/30/1999] [07/01/1999 - 07/06/1999] [07/13/1999 - 07/30/1999] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Records Management System [India* and Pakistan and unclassified] 9904530 [OA/ID 2735] 9904545 [OA/ID 2735] 9904699 [OA/ID 2735] 9905020 [OA/ID 2738] 9905095 [OA/ID 2738] 9905110 [OA/ID 2738] 9905111 [OA/ID 2738] 9905115 [OA/ID 2738] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (Box 12 continued) 9905129 [OA/ID 2739] 9905511 [OA/ID 2741] 9905923 [OA/ID 2744] 9905924 [OA/ID 2744] 9905925 [OA/ID 2744] 9905926 [OA/ID 2744] 9907353 [OA/ID 2753] 9907356 [1] [OA/ID 2753]