Expand All Collapse All Extent 92 folders, approximately 11,904 pages Summary During the UN peacekeeping operations in Somalia it was essential that the United States share intelligence information in order to protect the safety and operational security of UN forces. Almost all the records related to this collection deal with some aspect of intelligence and have been closed for national security reasons. A limited number of unclassified documents consist primarily of correspondence between members of Congress and the President or officials within the National Security Council concerning Somalia. Scope and Content Note The materials in FOIA 2006-1021-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials. Several records considered to be responsive to this FOIA request were previously processed pursuant to FOIA request 2006-0995-F. This FOIA is concerned with the mission which involved U.S. intelligence assets to support the United Nations (UN) peacekeeping operations in Somalia. On March 17, 1992 the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 746 – creating the United Nations Operation in Somalia I (UNOSOM I). Subsequent UN Security Council resolutions expanded UNOSOM troop presence in Somalia, as the need for increased security became evermore apparent. December 4, 1992, President George H. W. Bush announced the start of Operation Restore Hope, in which the United States would assume command of a greatly expanded coalition of UN peacekeeping forces. The reorganized force was called the Unified Task Force (UNITAF). Under UN Security Resolution 794, UNTAF was primarily tasked to alleviate famine conditions. In March 1993, United Nations Security Council Resolution 814 established the United Nations Operation in Somalia II (UNOSOM II) authorizing a military strength of 28,000 from 30 different countries and a civilian force of 2,800. Commanding UNOSOM II forces was Lieutenant General Cevik Bir of Turkey. Supporting, but not part of UNOSOM II, were 17,700 U.S. troops which made up the U.S. Joint Task Force in Somalia. The U.S. Joint Task Force remained under U.S. command. Despite the efforts of the U.N., Somalia continued to be plagued by general lawlessness, interclan fighting and an absence of government. In December 1994, President Clinton agreed to the UN request that the US. lead a coalition to aid in the final withdrawal of UNOSOM II forces. The withdrawal of UN forces was called Operation United Shield which was executed by the Combined Task Force (CTF) under the command of Lieutenant General Anthony Zinni. During the UN peacekeeping operations in Somalia it was essential that the United States share intelligence information in order to protect the safety and operational security of UN forces. One folder is responsive, per this very specific request, from the Automated Records Management System [Email]. Email from this collection may be best described as correspondence from legislative affairs office concerning the U.N. Resolution on Somalia. Almost all the records related to this FOIA deal with some aspect of intelligence and have been closed for national security reasons. A limited number of unclassified documents open to the public consist primarily of correspondence between members of Congress and the President or officials within the National Security Council. These open documents touch upon the basic issues of effectively making intelligence information available to UN forces and the requirement to maintain proper safeguarding of U.S. intelligence sources and methods. 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; Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]; and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System. Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices and document all levels of administrative activity. WHORM files are processed at the document level; whereas, 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. The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) is a database that contains email records of the Executive Office of the President. This system maintained unclassified Presidential email. The ARMS dataset is comprised of 7 sub-series of email records called “Buckets.” The buckets include NPR, OPD, POTUS, WHO, CEA, Default and NSC. ARMS emails are arranged chronologically by creation date. Access Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC 2201) and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 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 USC, 101) 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, 2011. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released. Last Modified Date 2012-01-05 Container List The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2006-1021-F: Box 1 Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files National Security Council Intelligence Programs Genton, Regina Somalia-PFIAB Report, 1994 [1] [OA/ID 2637] Somalia-PFIAB Report, 1994 [2] [OA/ID 2637] Mitchell, Don Somalia, 1995 [OA/ID 3029] Tenet, George Somalia [OA/ID 2481] Somalia Report (PFIAB) [OA/ID 2481] Somalia Report (PFIAB) [Appendices A-I] [OA/ID 2481] Tenet, George/Beers, Rand Somalia [OA/ID 2484] Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email] WHO [OA/ID 500000] [Somalia] [03/29/1998 – 10/25/1993] NSC [OA/ID 1200000] [Intelligence and Somalia…] [11/22/1998] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System NSC Cables Jan 1993-Dec 1994 [Intelligence and Somalia…] [05/12/1992-01/06/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [01/06/1993-01/10/1993] [OA/ID 505000] Box 2 [01/10/1993-01/13/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [01/13/1993-01/18/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [01/19/1993-01/24/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [01/24/1993-01/28/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [01/28/1993-02/01/1993] [OA/ID 505000] Box 3 Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (continued) [02/02/1993-02/05/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [02/05/1993-02/10/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [02/10/1993-02/15/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [02/15/1993-02/19/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [02/19/1993-02/24/1993] [OA/ID 505000] Box 4 NSC Cables Jan 1993-Dec 1994 [Intelligence and Somalia…] [02/24/1993-02/28/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [02/28/1993-03/04/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [03/04/1993-04/01/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [04/01/1993-04/07/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [04/07/1993-04/13/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [04/13/1993-04/19/1993] [OA/ID 505000] Box 5 [04/19/1993-04/24/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [04/24/1993-05/02/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [05/02/1993-05/15/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [05/16/1993-06/02/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [06/03/1993-06/09/1993] [OA/ID 505000] Box 6 [06/09/1993-06/14/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [06/14/1993-06/19/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [06/19/1993-06/25/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [06/25/1993-07/02/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [07/02/1993-07/09/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [07/09/1993-07/16/1993] [OA/ID 505000] Box 7 [07/16/1993-07/23/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [07/23/1993-07/30/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [07/30/1993-08/08/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [08/08/1993-08/20/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [08/20/1993-08/28/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [08/29/1993-09/07/1993] [OA/ID 505000] Box 8 [09/07/1993-09/16/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [09/17/1993-09/27/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [09/27/1993-10/06/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [10/06/1993-10/14/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [10/14/1993-10/23/1993] [OA/ID 505000] [10/23/1993-11/03/1993] [OA/ID 505000] Box 9 Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (continued) [11/03/1993-01/12/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [01/12/1994-01/25/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [01/25/1994-02/04/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [02/05/1994-02/17/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [02/18/1994-03/03/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [03/03/1994-03/14/1994] [OA/ID 505000] Box 10 [03/15/1994-03/28/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [03/29/1994-04/13/1994] [OA/ID/505000] [04/13/1994-04/28/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [04/28/1994-05/12/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [05/13/1994-06/03/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [06/06/1994-06/21/1994] [OA/ID 505000] Box 11 [06/21/1994-07/06/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [07/06/1994-07/26/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [07/26/1994-08/11/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [08/11/1994-09/03/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [09/04/1994-09/30/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [09/30/1994-10/19/1994] [OA/ID 505000] Box 12 [10/19/1994-11/08/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [11/09/1994-12/02/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [12/03/1994-12/21/1994] [OA/ID 505000] [12/21/1994-12/30/1994] [OA/ID 505000] Jan 1995-Dec 1996 [Intelligence and Somalia…] [01/03/1995-01/19/1995] [OA/ID 510000] [01/20/1995-01/31/1995] [OA/ID 510000] Box 13 [02/01/1995-02/15/1995] [OA/ID 510000] [03/01/1995-03/30/1995] [OA/ID 510000] [05/01/1995-12/23/1996] [OA/ID 510000] Jan 1997-Dec 1998 [Intelligence and UNOSOM…] [01/23/1997-12/23/1998] [OA/ID 520000] Jan 1999-Dec 2000 [Intelligence and UNOSOM…] [01/29/1999-10/18/2000] [OA/ID 530000] NSC Emails A1-Record (Jan 93-Sept 94) [Intelligence and Somalia…] [04/30/1993-05/18/1994] [OA/ID 570000] Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (continued) A1-Non-Record (Apr 94-Sept 94) [Intelligence and Somalia…] [10/03/1993-10/04/1993] [OA/ID 580000] Box 14 MSMail-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [Intelligence and Somalia…] [12/21/1994-03/07/1997] [OA/ID 590000] MSMail-Non-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [02/21/1995-02/25/1997] [OA/ID 605000] Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [Intelligence and Somalia…] [01/19/1998-06/24/1999] [OA/ID 620000] [06/29/1999-01/13/2001] [OA/ID 620000] Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [Intelligence and Somalia…] [06/04/1997-06/30/1999] [OA/ID 630000] [07/01/1999-10/31/2000] [OA/ID 630000] NSC Records Management [Intelligence and Somalia…] 9300015 [OA/ID 139] 9304485 [OA/ID 151] 9304490 [OA/ID 151] 9307966 [OA/ID 167] 9321476 [OA/ID 2162] 9502123 [OA/ID 571]