National Archives to Open 48 Pages of George W. Bush Presidential Records on November 13, Including 2003 FTAA Strategy Files
The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) will open a set of George W. Bush presidential records on November 13, totaling 48 pages: 37 pages in full and 11 pages in part. The records were previously restricted on classification grounds and were declassified in whole or in part through the Mandatory Declassification Review process.
According to NARA's notification letter dated August 18 (PA 2026-108), the release includes documents from a June 30, 2003 National Security Council Principals Committee meeting on Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA) strategy, including distribution lists of attendees, a meeting-details email, a report on FTAA goals and intentions, and summaries of conclusion, drawn from the National Security Council's Records and Access Management files.
The remaining records are memoranda of conversation and telephone conversation between President Bush and Polish presidents, including an October 12, 2005 meeting memorandum with President Aleksander Kwasniewski, an October 24, 2005 telephone record with President-elect Lech Kaczynski, and an August 11, 2008 telephone record with President Lech Kaczynski.
Under the Presidential Records Act, NARA releases the records 60 working days after the notification date, which falls on November 13, unless a former or incumbent president requests a one-time 30-working-day extension or asserts a constitutionally based privilege.
(Source: National Archives and Records Administration)
Source: National Archives and Records Administration
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