(2015-0530-S) U.S. Congressional Correspondence Regarding Vietnam

113 folders, approximately 1,903 pages

This collection consists of Congressional correspondence regarding Vietnam from the National Security Council Records Management System numbered documents. It includes correspondence to President Clinton or the National Security Advisor from Senators and Representatives on various subjects regarding Vietnam such as the presidential trip to Vietnam, lifting of the trade embargo, normalization of diplomatic relations, selection of U.S. ambassador, and POW/MIA issues. In addition, the collection includes correspondence from President Clinton in response to Congressional queries and requests. The files also contain background material, routine memoranda, and reports on U.S./Vietnamese relations.

This systematic collection was processed using National Security Council Records Management System (RMS) numbered documents. During the Clinton Administration, NSC documents were assigned an individual seven digit number by the NSC records management office, to assist in tracking and retrieval. For this project, records were searched in NSC RMS using the keywords, “Vietnam” and “CO,” from 1993 thru 2001. The collection includes correspondence to President Clinton or the National Security Advisor from Senators and Representatives on various subjects regarding Vietnam. The topics cover a variety of issues: a presidential trip to Vietnam, lifting of the trade embargo, normalization of diplomatic relations, Vietnamese refugees, U.S. ambassador selection, POW/MIA issues, and legislation. In addition, this collection includes correspondence 2 2015-0530-S http://www.clintonlibrary.gov from President Clinton, responding to Congressional queries and requests. Background material, routine memoranda, and reports on U.S./Vietnamese relations are also included.

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Records of this series were found in Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Records Management System. The collection is arranged by RMS numerical order.

Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the Presidential Records Act (PRA) (44 USC Chapter 22, as amended) 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.

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, 2015. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.

The following is a list of RMS numbered documents processed:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
NSC Records Management
 [Vietnam and CO]
9301652 [OA/ID 143]
9303011 [OA/ID 2268]
9304055 [OA/ID 2270]
9304070 [OA/ID 2270]
9304305 [OA/ID 2270]
9305077 [OA/ID 2272]
9305423 [OA/ID 154]
9305979 [OA/ID 156]
9306083 [OA/ID 156]
9306805 [OA/ID 161]
9306822 [OA/ID 161]
9306881 [OA/ID 161]
9306967 [OA/ID 161]
9307058 [OA/ID 162]
9307097 [OA/ID 162]
9307098 [OA/ID 162]
9307113 [OA/ID 162]
9307287 [OA/ID 163]
9307377 [OA/ID 164]
9307453 [OA/ID 164]
9307573 [OA/ID 165]
9307679 [OA/ID 165]
9308785 [OA/ID 171]
9309125 [OA/ID 173]
9309674 [OA/ID 176]
9309703 [OA/ID 176]
Box 2
9400985 [OA/ID 184]
9401075 [OA/ID 185]
9401097 [OA/ID 185]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued)
NSC Records Management
 [Vietnam and CO]
9401238 [OA/ID 185]
9401240 [OA/ID 185]
9401354 [OA/ID 185]
9401740 [OA/ID 187]
9401823 [OA/ID 187]
9402152 [OA/ID 188]
9403211 [OA/ID 194]
9404173 [OA/ID 197]
9406210 [OA/ID 207]
9406291 [OA/ID 208]
9406537 [OA/ID 209]
9407043 [OA/ID 211]
9407334 [OA/ID 213]
9408130 [OA/ID 216]
9408133 [OA/ID 216]
9408165 [OA/ID 217]
9408311 [OA/ID 217]
9410019 [OA/ID 226]
9500546 [OA/ID 561]
9502010 [OA/ID 571]
9502092 [OA/ID 571]
9504909 [OA/ID 591]
9505184 [OA/ID 592]
9505358 [OA/ID 594]
9505387 [OA/ID 594]
9505391 [OA/ID 594]
Box 3
9505486 [OA/ID 595]
9505524 [OA/ID 595]
9505527 [OA/ID 595]
9505652 [OA/ID 596]
9505787 [OA/ID 597]
9505832 [OA/ID 597]
9506121 [OA/ID 599]
9506238 [OA/ID 600]
9506258 [OA/ID 600]
9506773 [OA/ID 603]
9507181 [OA/ID 606]
9507253 [OA/ID 607]
9600297 [OA/ID 1081]
9601338 [OA/ID 1088]
9603156 [OA/ID 1101]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files (continued)
NSC Records Management
 [Vietnam and CO]
 9603261 [OA/ID 1101]
9605450 [OA/ID 1116]
9605597 [OA/ID 1117]
9607109 [OA/ID 1127]
9607900 [OA/ID 1132]
9701336 [OA/ID 1604]
9702462 [OA/ID 1613]
9702897 [OA/ID 1616]
9703874 [OA/ID 1624]
9705818 [OA/ID 1637]
9707951 [OA/ID 1655]
9800667 [OA/ID 2013]
9800824 [OA/ID 2014]
9801000 [OA/ID 2016]
9801072 [OA/ID 2016]
9803573 [OA/ID 2037]
9803788 [OA/ID 2039]
Box 4
 0001720 [OA/ID 4081]
0002742 [OA/ID 4087]
0006155 [OA/ID 4107]
0006242 [OA/ID 4108]
0006402 [OA/ID 4109]
0006403 [OA/ID 4109]
0006586 [OA/ID 4110]
 0006597 [OA/ID 4110]
0006599 [OA/ID 4110]
0006619 [OA/ID 4110]
0006691 [OA/ID 4110]
0006750 [OA/ID 4111]
0006769 [OA/ID 4111]
0006856 [OA/ID 4111]
0006859 [OA/ID 4111]
0006907 [OA/ID 4112]
0006911 [OA/ID 4112]
0006914 [OA/ID 4112]
0006923 [OA/ID 4112]
0006925 [OA/ID 4112]
0006927 [OA/ID 4112]
0007063 [OA/ID 4112]
0007286 [OA/ID 4113]
0007289 [OA/ID 4113]
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files(continued)
NSC Records Management
 [Vietnam and CO]
0007290 [OA/ID 4113]
0007291 [OA/ID 4113]