(2021-0713-F) PM Hashimtoto call with POTUS 3/19/97

4 folders, approximately 87 pages

The collection contains records on a telephone call that took place between President Clinton and Japanese Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on March 19, 1997. The records in this collection consist of scheduling, logistical, and briefing materials for the call in both the National Security Council Emails and Records Management System numbered documents.

The materials in FOIA 2021-0713-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related material. The collection contains records on a telephone call that took place between President Clinton and Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto on March 19, 1997. The two Heads of State spoke just before President Clinton departed for a summit with Russian President Boris Yeltsin in Helsiniki, Finland. Prime Minister Hashimoto was the head of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and had been elected to office in January of that year, after the resignation of his predecessor Prime Minister Tomiichi Murayama. After the LDP lost seats in the 1998 election, Prime Minister Hashimoto resigned. The new LDP President, Foreign Minister Keizō Obuchi, succeeded him. The records processed in response to this FOIA case include National Security Council (NSC) Emails and NSC Records Management numbered documents. Both contain scheduling, logistical, and briefing materials communicated in preparation for the call. Many of the records related to this FOIA case are closed for national security reasons.

Electronic Records
Textual

Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in this collection area— Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management Systems.

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, 2022. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2021-0713-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Email
MSMail-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [OA/ID 590000]
[Hashimoto and March 19]
[03/18/1997 – 03/26/1997]
MSMail-Non-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [OA/ID 605000]
[Hashimoto and March 19]
[03/18/1997 – 03/22/1997]
NSC Records Management System
[Hashimoto and 19 Mar]
9701864 [OA/ID 1608]
9701866 [OA/ID 1608]