Expand All Collapse All Extent 84 folders, approximately 4331 pages Summary This collection consists of records concerning the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program between 1993 and 1996. The program originated with the 1991 Soviet Threat Reduction Act, co-sponsored by Senators Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar, and continued through 2013. The collection includes drafts of annual Congressional certifications, copies of appropriations bills, correspondence regarding funding, and cables detailing negotiations. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2016-0162-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. FOIA case 2016-0162-F contains documents regarding the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction Program between 1993 and 1996. In 1991, Senators Sam Nunn and Richard Lugar co-sponsored the bipartisan Soviet Threat Reduction Act. The goal of this act was to implement a cooperative threat reduction (CTR) program in former Soviet Union states in accordance with nuclear, chemical, and biological disarmament treaties. Between 1991 and the program’s end in 2013, the financial assistance and technical expertise provided through the CTR program effected the dismantling of significant numbers of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) in the former Soviet Union and the removal of nuclear weapons from Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan. Records responsive to this FOIA request are located in the files of National Security Council (NSC) staff members, particularly those in the Defense Policy and Arms Control, Nonproliferation and Export Controls, and Russia/Ukraine/Eurasian Affairs directorates. These files primarily consist of drafts of the annual certifications to Congress required for a country to continue receiving Nunn-Lugar monies, copies of relevant appropriations bills, and memoranda further discussing the allocation of funding. In addition to these textual records, the NSC cables between January 1993 and December 1996 contain communications to and from the American Embassy in Moscow regarding CTR negotiations, updates on Nunn-Lugar funded projects, and reports regarding weapons facility inspections. Finally, the NSC Records Management numbered documents contain internal, executive agency, and congressional correspondence regarding the allocation of Nunn-Lugar funding. In addition to these records, other relevant materials were processed for the following cases: 2016-0154-F Coit “Chip” Blacker’s files 2016-0153-F Steven Pifer’s files The researchers should note that many of the records related to this FOIA case are closed for national security. Record Type Textual System of Arrangement Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in these collection areas— Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems. 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, 2017. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released Last Modified Date 2017-08-28 Container List Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files National Security Council Defense Policy and Arms Control Andreasen, Steven Russia, Nunn-Lugar, Ukraine Trilateral Talks, START (1993) [1] [OA/ID 3314] Russia, Nunn-Lugar, Ukraine Trilateral Talks, START (1993) [2] [OA/ID 3314] Russia, Nunn-Lugar, Ukraine Trilateral Talks, START (1993) [3] [OA/ID 3314] Russia, Nunn-Lugar, Ukraine Trilateral Talks, START (1993) [4] [OA/ID 3314] Nunn-Lugar, 1994 [OA/ID 3559] Bell, Robert Nunn-Lugar, January 1993 [OA/ID 742] Nunn-Lugar, February 1994 [OA/ID 744] Nunn-Lugar Certification, November – December 1994 [OA/ID 940] Nunn-Lugar, April – June 1996 [OA/ID 1859] Witkowsky, Anne Nunn-Lugar Foreign Assistance [1] [OA/ID 2431] Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued) National Security Council Defense Policy and Arms Control Witkowsky, Anne Nunn-Lugar Foreign Assistance [2] [OA/ID 2431] Nunn-Lugar Foreign Assistance [3] [OA/ID 2431] Box 2 Nunn-Lugar Foreign Assistance [4] [OA/ID 2431] Nonproliferation and Export Controls Harris, Elisa 1994 Nunn-Lugar Certification Report [OA/ID 2389] 1995 Nunn-Lugar Certification [1] [OA/ID 2389] 1995 Nunn-Lugar Certification [2] [OA/ID 2389] CTR [Cooperative Threat Reduction] Program Plan, 1996 [OA/ID 2389] Samore, Gary CTR [Cooperative Threat Reduction Program] [OA/ID 2837] Nunn-Lugar [1] [OA/ID 3128] Nunn-Lugar [2] [OA/ID 3128] Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasian Affairs Blacker, Coit (Chip) Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR), 1995 [OA/ID 552] Nunn-Lugar, 1995 [OA/ID 552] Gati, Toby Nunn-Lugar Money [OA/ID 69] Pifer, Steven Nunn-Lugar Materials [1] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [2] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [3] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [4] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [5] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [6] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [7] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [8] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [9] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [10] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [11] [OA/ID 932] Nunn-Lugar Materials [12] [OA/ID 932] Box 3 Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Cables Jan 1993-Dec 1994 [OA/ID 505000] [Cooperative Threat Reduction] [08/11/1993 – 07/29/1994] [08/01/1994 – 10/29/1994] [11/18/1994 – 12/24/1994] Jan 1993-Dec 1994 [OA/ID 505000] [Nunn-Lugar] [01/24/1993 – 04/30/1993] [05/07/1993 – 08/20/1993] [08/24/1993 – 11/02/1993] [01/04/1994 – 02/25/1994] [03/01/1994 – 03/20/1994] [03/22/1994 – 04/21/1994] Box 4 [05/04/1994 – 05/26/1994] [06/01/1994 – 06/28/1994] [07/01/1994 – 08/26/1994] [09/01/1994 – 09/23/1994] [10/05/1994 – 10/29/1994] [11/01/1994 – 11/30/1994] [12/02/1994 – 12/28/1994] Jan 1995-Dec 1996 [OA/ID 510000] [Cooperative Threat Reduction] [01/04/1995 – 03/27/1995] Box 5 [04/08/1995 – 06/08/1995] [07/07/1995 – 11/27/1995] [03/08/1996 – 07/23/1996] [08/01/1996 – 11/27/1996] [Nunn-Lugar] [01/12/1995 – 01/28/1995] [02/01/1995 – 02/16/1995] [03/02/1995 – 04/18/1995] [05/03/1995 – 05/29/1995] [06/08/1995 – 06/30/1995] Box 6 [07/03/1995 – 07/22/1995] [08/02/1995 – 08/25/1995] [09/07/1995 – 09/29/1995] [10/03/1995 – 10/20/1995] [11/04/1995 – 12/28/1995] [03/01/1996 – 05/31/1996] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (continued) NSC Cables Jan 1995 – Dec 1996 [Nunn-Lugar] [06/11/1996 – 09/24/1996] [10/07/1996 – 12/20/1996] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Records Management System [Cooperative Threat Reduction; Nunn-Lugar] 9303279 [OA/ID 2269] 9303537 [OA/ID 462] 9306470 [OA/ID 158] 9400614 [OA/ID 2282] 9401513 [OA/ID 186] 9403729 [OA/ID 473] 9409703 [OA/ID 484] 9500790 [OA/ID 563] 9501173 [OA/ID 565] 9502414 [OA/ID 573] 9503942 [OA/ID 583] 9600163 [OA/ID 1081] 9601900 [OA/ID 1092] 9602996 [OA/ID 4012] 9620668 [OA/ID 2180]