Expand All Collapse All Extent 103 folders, approximately 5,846 pages Summary The collection contains records from Nancy Soderberg, National Security Council (NSC) Office of the Staff Director, on the Northern Ireland peace process. These records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing and meeting materials, schedules, newspaper articles, and emails regarding the Northern Ireland peace process. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2011-0355-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. This FOIA contains records dealing with the Northern Ireland peace process from the files of Nancy Soderberg, Office of the Staff Director, National Security Council. Soderberg served as President Clinton’s key advisor on Northern Ireland during the first term. Even at the beginning of President Clinton’s first term in early 1993, the United States was already involved in the search for a lasting solution to the “troubles” in Northern Ireland that was equitable and fair to the governments of the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. President Clinton was personally engaged in persuading the multiple political parties that long-term peace could only be achieved by reconciliation and dialogue. This began when President Clinton allowed Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams to visit the United States as part of a strategy to convince the IRA to agree to a ceasefire. In August 1994, a ceasefire was declared and held for 18 months, the longest in the history of the “troubles.” Although the return to violence was a setback, the peace process continued to move forward. President Clinton’s visit to Northern Ireland in November 1995 helped galvanize the popular and political support for peace. By the summer of of 1996, all-party talks in Belfast were chaired by former Senator George Mitchell which eventually led to the restoration of the IRA ceasefire and ultimately a permanent political settlement in Northern Ireland. All of the records processed in response to this FOIA were found in the files of Nancy Soderberg. These records include correspondence, memoranda, reports, briefing and meeting materials, schedules, newspaper articles, and emails regarding the Northern Ireland peace process. The researcher should note that a number of records related to this FOIA case are closed for national security reasons. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in 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. 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, 2016. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2016-04-29 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2011-0355-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files National Security Council Staff Director Soderberg, Nancy [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry and Visa Issues-1993 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry-Fundraising, 1995 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry-January 1994 [1] [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry-January 1994 [2] [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry-January/February 1994 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry-Pieces from Kennedy’s Office, 1994 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry-September 1994 [1] [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry-September 1994 [2] [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry/Soderberg Call, October 1994 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry Visa, Cable Traffic, 1994 [1] [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams, Gerry Visa, Cable Traffic, 1994 [2] [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Adams Visa, August 1994 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams Visa (Fundraising and Visa), March 1995 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Adams Visit, September 1994 [OA/ID 1397] Box 2 [Ireland]-Aid/Assistance/Investment, 1994 [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Aid/Assistance, October 1994 [1] [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Aid/Assistance, October 1994 [2] [OA/ID 1397] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued) National Security Council Staff Director Soderberg, Nancy Ireland-Aid/Assistance, October 1994 [3] [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Aid/Assistance, October 1994 [4] [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ambassador Jean Kennedy Smith, 1994 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-American/Ireland Fund Dinner, March 16, 1993 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Bill Clinton Heritage, September 1995 [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Biographies, 1996 [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Chicago Conference, 1996 [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Deportees, 1995 [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Deportees/Extradition Cases 1996 [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Dinkins Letter [November 11, 1993] [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Flynn, Ray [OA/ID 1397] Box 3 Ireland-General Papers, 1996 [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Gerry Adams-1995 [1] [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Gerry Adams-1995 [2] [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Human Rights Report, 1996 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-International Fund for Ireland [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-IRA [Irish Republican Army] Ceasefire, 1994 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-IRA [Irish Republican Army] Ceasefire, March/April 1994 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-IRA [Irish Republican Army] Ceasefire, August 31, 1994 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-IRA [Irish Republican Army] Ceasefire, Post-Ceasefire, September 1994 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland Conference, May 24, 1995 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland Misc. [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip-All Party Talks/International Body [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip Cables [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip-Decommissioning [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip Delegation [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip Deliverables [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip-Economy [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip-Media/Communications [OA/ID 1397] Box 4 [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip Planning Information [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip Preparation, August 1995 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip Proposals [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip-Soderberg Notes [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip-Soderberg Trip, Fall 1995 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Ireland/U.K. Trip Statements [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Irish Americans, Briefing for, January 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Irish Embassy, Items from the, 1996 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Joint Declaration, December 1993 [OA/ID 1398] Ireland-July 1997 Ceasefire [OA/ID 1399] [Ireland-London Bomb, February 9, 1996] [loose] [OA/ID 1397] Box 5 Ireland-London Bombing-Outside Comments, February 9, 1996 [1] [OA/ID 1397] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued) National Security Council Staff Director Soderberg, Nancy Ireland-London Bombing-Outside Comments, February 9, 1996 [2] [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-London Bombing-U.S. Government Statement, February 9, 1996 [OA/ID 1397] [Ireland]-Lyne, Rod, 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-MacBride Principals, 1996 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Mary Robinson [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Meeting with Congressman Manton, November 1993 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Meetings, 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Mitchell Body, 1996 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Mitchell and Ireland [OA/ID 1398] Ireland-Northern Ireland Bombing, October 8, 1996 [1] [OA/ID 1397] Ireland-Northern Ireland Bombing, October 8, 1996 [2] [OA/ID 1397] Box 6 [Ireland]-PIRA [Provisional Irish Republican Army] Intelligence [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-POTUS Replies, 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-POTUS Statement, December 1993 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Prisons, 1996 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Reynolds, 1993/1994 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Smythe, Jimmy-Extradition Case, July 1996 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-St. Patrick’s Day, March 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-St. Patrick’s Day, 1996 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Soderberg Trip, Spring 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Special Representative [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Shamrock Ceremony, 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Sinn Fein, 1994 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Visa, 1996 [OA/ID 1398] Box 7 [Ireland]-White House Conference on Ireland, 1994 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-White House Conference on Ireland, January 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-White House Conference on Ireland, May 24-26, 1995 [1] [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-White House Conference on Ireland, May 24-26, 1995 [2] [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, 1993[OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, June-July 1994 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, August 1994 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, September-October 1994 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, November-December 1994 [OA/ID 1398] Box 8 [Ireland]-Working File, 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, March 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, May 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, June 1995 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, 1996 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, Mitchell Report, January 1996 [OA/ID 1398] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued) National Security Council Staff Director Soderberg, Nancy [Ireland]-Working File, March 1996 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, May 1996 [OA/ID 1398] Box 9 [Ireland]-Working File, July 1996 [OA/ID 1398] [Ireland]-Working File, November 1996 [OA/ID 1398] Northern Ireland-FBI Reports on IRA Activities, December 1996 [OA/ID 1397] Northern Ireland-Prelude to IRA Ceasefire, 1994 [OA/ID 1397]