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Clinton Presidential Library
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Inventory for FOIA Request 2010-1159-F
Records related to the Establishment of the Arctic Council
Extent
23 folders, approximately 1,022 pages
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, 2014. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.
Scope and Content
The materials in FOIA 2010-1159-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of the
FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
The Arctic Council was established on September 19, 1996 with the signing of the Declaration on the
Establishment of the Arctic Council, more commonly known as the Ottawa Declaration. On behalf of
the United States it was signed by Undersecretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs, Timothy
E. Wirth. The Arctic Council began with the intention, as stated in the Ottawa Declaration, of being a
high level working group for promoting cooperation, coordination, and interaction between the arctic
states. There were eight permanent member states: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the
Russian Federation, Sweden, and the United States. There were also three indigenous population groups
included as permanent members: the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, the Saami Council and the
Association of Indigenous Minorities of the North, Siberia and the Far East of the Russian Federation.
In many ways the Arctic Council was simply a reorganization—or more formal organization—of the
Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS). It had its foundation in the AEPS and carried on
many of the environmental protection and environmental policy programs of the AEPS. The AEPS
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�began with the urging of Finland to discuss environmental protection with fellow arctic states.
Discussion that began in 1989 culminated in the June 1991 signing of the non-binding, multilateral
agreement. Several member countries felt that the AEPS did not adequately address all the issues related
to their arctic regions. A significant number of scientific studies were carried out under the programs of
the AEPS. Many of these studies focused on better understanding and protecting the arctic environment.
Canada was a strongly vocal proponent increasing the mandate of the AEPS. They proposed the creation
of the Arctic Council. Their proposal included the programs of the AEPS and added the goal of
sustainable development. The chair of the Arctic Council rotates among the eight members each serving
a two year term. Canada held the first chairmanship followed by the United States in 1998 to 2000. The
United States will again serve as chairman beginning in 2015.
Much of the work of the Arctic Council in the United States is conducted by the United States
Department of State. The department’s Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and
Scientific Affairs—often referred to as Oceans, Environment and Science or OES—is the lead agency
on many of the Arctic Council’s programs.
This collection dates approximately January 1993 to January 2001. The collection includes memos and
email related to the Arctic Policy Group and the implementation of the Arctic Environmental Protection
Strategy (AEPS). It includes draft documents establishing the protocol of the AEPS and the organization
of the AEPS working parties. The collection includes discussion papers on the need for an Arctic
Council and the proposed organization of the task force. A large number of cables are included dealing
primarily with meetings with Canada to discuss the implementation of the Arctic Council.
The collection also includes White House email consisting of correspondence, press releases, and
statements related to the Arctic Council. In addition, the collection contains forms, letters, memoranda,
and messages referring to the establishment of the Arctic Council. This material concerns the
Presidential Message for the “senior Arctic officials” meeting in Washington. D.C. in November of
1999, Inuit concerns with the Arctic Council, and the State of Alaska’s support of this Council.
System of Arrangement
Records that were responsive to this request were found in these collection areas—Clinton Presidential
Records: White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Files; Clinton Presidential
Records: White House Staff and Office Files; Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records
Management System [Email]; Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records
Management System.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) contains a variety of series created to
organize and track documents and correspondence. The WHORM Subject file was compiled by the
White House Office of Records Management and is a series of categories designated by a letter/number
combination.
Staff and Office files were maintained at the folder level by staff members within their individual offices
and document all levels of administration 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.
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�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 database is comprised of six sub-series of email records called "buckets." The
buckets generally represent a specific White House office. The buckets are titled: NPR for National
Performance Review, OPD for Office of Policy Development, POTUS for President of the United
States, WHO for White House Office, CEA for Council of Economic Advisers, and Default for
emails not associated with an office.
FOIA 2010-1159-F includes WHORM records from these subject codes:
ME002
ST002
WE
Messages (Sent to Groups / Organizations)
Alaska
Welfare
The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to 2010-1159-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject File
Category
Case Number
ME002
406693
ST002
015808
WE
099268
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
National Security Council
Global Environmental Affairs
Sandalow, David
Arctic Council Proposals [1] [OA/ID 1183]
Arctic Council Proposals [2] [OA/ID 1183]
Arctic Council Proposals [3] [OA/ID 1183]
Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy (AEPS) Meeting, Nuuk, Greenland,
September 1993 [OA/ID 945]
Clinton Presidential Records: Automated Records Management System [Email]
OPD [OA/ID 250,000]
[Arctic Council]
[03/25/1999]
WHO [OA/ID 500,000]
[Arctic Council]
[01/28/1997 – 02/25/2000]
Default [OA/ID 1,100,000]
[Arctic Council]
[01/17/1997 – 01/09/2001]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Cables
Jan 1993-Dec 1994 [OA/ID 505000]
[Arctic Council]
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�Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System (continued)
NSC Cables
Jan 1993-Dec 1994 [OA/ID 505000]
[Arctic Council]
[01/28/1993-06/17/1993]
[06/29/1993-12/06/1994]
[Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy]
[01/30/1993-10/01/1993]
[10/22/1993-12/21/1994]
NSC Cables
Jan 1995-Dec 1996 [OA/ID 510000]
[Arctic Council]
[01/13/1995-05/23/1995]
[06/05/1995-12/16/1995]
[03/01/1996-07/17/1996]
[07/27/1996-10/25/1996]
[10/31/1996-12/20/1996]
[Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy]
[04/11/1995-06/18/1996]
[06/21/1996-09/26/1996]
NSC Email
MSMail-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [OA/ID 590000]
[Arctic Council]
[12/02/1994-03/20/1995]
MSMail-Non-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [OA/ID 605000]
[Arctic Council]
[12/02/1994-02/17/1995]
Last modified: 06/8/2015
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Arctic Council - Collection Finding Aid
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2010-1159-F
Description
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This collection consists of records related to the Arctic Council, the Arctic Policy group, and the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy. The Arctic Council was established on September 19, 1996 with the signing of the Declaration on the Establishment of the Arctic Council, more commonly known as the Ottawa Declaration between: Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden, and the United States of America. The Arctic Council was created to promote cooperation, coordination, and interaction between the arctic states. This collection dates approximately January 1993 to January 2001 and includes memos, speech drafts, discussion papers, and email.
<b>Please Note: No items in this collection have yet been scanned nor made available online. For access to the collection please visit the Clinton Library's research room.</b>
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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