(2018-0413-F) National Economic Council files on Tony Blair

11 folders, approximately 549 pages

This collection consists of records related to Tony Blair, the United Kingdom, and Britain found within the National Economic Council office. It contains background material, reports and briefing papers.

The materials in FOIA 2018-0413-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 for a request for a series of keywords to be searched in the National Economic Council files. The only responsive keywords were: Tony Blair; United Kingdom; and Britain. Records related to this request were found in the National Security Council’s International Economic Affairs office. The records to be opened include background material and briefing papers, primarily concerning the G-8 Summit held in Birmingham in 1998, where discussion topics included economic issues, drugs & crime, and nuclear safety. The majority of the records responsive 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 these collection areas— 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.

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, 2018. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2018-0413-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
National Security Council
International Economic Affairs
Halifax – U.K. Institutions Review [OA/ID 790]
[Halifax] Trade – British, Canadian, and Frost Papers [OA/ID 790]
[Halifax] British Institutions Review [OA/ID 790]
Boone, Sherman
Blair Visit [U.K.] [1] [OA/ID 1233]
Blair Visit [U.K.] [2] [OA/ID 1233]
Hammond, Holly
Britain [UK] [OA/ID 2885]
Holtzapple, Richard
Background Subject Files for 1998 Birmingham, G-7/G-8 Summit: Sherpas/Blair
Letter [OA/ID 1885]
Key Issues at the Birmingham Summit, May 15-17, 1998/Foreign and Finance
Ministers Meeting, London, May 8-9, 1998 (Binder) [OA/ID 1885]
POTUS Trip/Briefing Book - The President's Trip to the United Kingdom for the
G-8 Birmingham Summit, May 15-17, 1998 (Binder) [1] [OA/ID 1885]
POTUS Trip/Briefing Book - The President's Trip to the United Kingdom for the
G-8 Birmingham Summit, May 15-17, 1998 (Binder) [2] [OA/ID 1885]
POTUS Trip/Briefing Book - The President's Trip to the United Kingdom for the
G-8 Birmingham Summit, May 15-17, 1998: Background Materials
(Binder) [OA/ID 1885]