(2013-0877-F) Les Aspin Trip to South Korea

2 folders, approximately 50 pages

This collection consists of records related to Les Aspin’s trip to South Korea and date from October and November 1993. Responsive records include press guidance, summaries of public press articles, and administrative paperwork relating to the trip. This trip to South Korea was to attend the 25th Annual Security Consultative Meeting with his South Korean counterpart and to visit troops stationed in Korea. It was part of a longer trip that included a stop in Japan.

Records related to this trip date from October and November 1993. Responsive records include press guidance, summaries of public press articles, and administrative paperwork relating to the trip. During Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign former Congressman Les Aspin was selected to be an advisor on defense matters. Later he was chosen by President Clinton to be Secretary of Defense and confirmed by the Senate in early 1993. Aspin resigned, citing health reasons, as Secretary of Defense December 15, 1993. Aspin served until the confirmation of his replacement and ended his term as Secretary of Defense on February 3, 1994. This trip to South Korea was to attend the 25th Annual Security Consultative Meeting with his South Korean counterpart and to visit troops stationed in Korea. It was part of a longer trip that included a stop in Japan.

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Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in the collection of Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and 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, August 2013. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2013-0877-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Cables
Jan 1993-Dec 1994 [OA/ID 505000]
[Aspin, Korea]
[10/15/1993-11/03/1993]
NSC Records Management
[Aspin, Korea]
9308162 [OA/ID 168]