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Clinton Presidential Library
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Inventory for FOIA Request 2006-0167-F
Correspondence between President Clinton and Congress and Memoranda to and from President
Clinton on Labor Standards and Minimum Wage Laws in the Commonwealth of Northern
Mariana Islands (CNMI).
Extent
34 Folders, approximately 600 pages
Access
Collection is open to all researchers. Access to Clinton Presidential Records is governed by the
Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) (5 USC 552 as amended) and the Presidential Records Act (PRA)
(44 USC 22) 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 copyright law of the
United States (Title 17, USC) 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, 2006. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.
Scope and Content
The materials in FOIA 2006-0167-F are a selective, not necessarily all inclusive, body of documents
responsive to the topic of the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
FOIA request 2006-0201-F contains materials from a small group of agencies, including
Intergovernmental Affairs and Legislative Affairs. The Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands
(CNMI) is a chain of Islands that came under the control of the United States after their capture from
Japan during World War II. In 1975, residents of the Northern Mariana Islands voted to enter into
political union with the United States, leading to the establishment of the former UN Trust Territory as a
Commonwealth. Under the terms of the agreement establishing the CNMI as part of the United States,
the Commonwealth retained control of immigration and minimum wage regulations with the
understanding that the United States Congress could rescind such control at any time. As the CNMI
experienced an influx of foreign workers in the 1980s and 1990s, local control over these laws became
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�an issue of extended negotiation between Federal agencies, the White House, Congress, and the
Commonwealth.
The White House Office of Records Management (WHORM) Subject Categories for this particular
request regarding the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands contain five records. WHORM
Subject File ST051 contains correspondence between President Clinton and members of Congress. It
also includes memoranda offering a background assessment of the labor and minimum wage situation
for foreigners working in the CNMI.
The WHORM Alpha Files contain no relevant records.
The White House Staff and Office Files contain correspondence, memoranda, and press reports. The
files of Bridget McGovern and Jason Wilson represent records produced to the House of Representatives
Committee on Resources in response to a request for CNMI-related documents in August 1999. The
files of Jeffrey Farrow consist of correspondence with the AFL-CIO and the “Take Pride in America
Coalition” (a group composed of U.S.-based unions, businesses, and human rights organizations
opposed to worker and wage standards in the CNMI), newspaper articles and press releases about the
Commonwealth, and Congressional correspondence. Lucia Wyman files contain memoranda and draft
copies concerning proposed legislation changing labor and wage law in the CNMI. Wyman files also
include a 1996 memo highlighting a standard contract between the average foreign laborer and the
Commonwealth and correspondence from members of the House of Representatives to CNMI Governor
Froilan C. Tenorio.
The Automated Records Management System (ARMS) Emails consists largely of records where the
issue of labor and wage law in the CNMI garners mention as part of a larger domestic policy issue, as is
the case in a Carol Rasco Roll Call article on House of Representatives’ budget reconciliation
instructions. A final draft of a letter to President Clinton from Congressional Democrats refers to wage
issues in the Commonwealth as part of an overall effort in 2000 to expand the minimum wage
throughout the United States. One email of interest focusing primarily on the CNMI regards a revised
Statement of Administration Position (SAP) on Senate Bill 1275 (S. 1275): Northern Mariana Islands
Covenant Implementation Act. The record contains the Administration’s position as well as the
Department of Labor’s objections to both the SAP and S. 1275.
The NSC Cable and Email systems contain no relevant records.
The NSC Records Management System offers two records. The first record, an April 10, 1995 letter
from President Clinton to Representative Bob Filner, discusses the working conditions of Filipino
nationals employed in the CNMI. The second record is an April 16, 1999 memorandum from the
President authorizing the Attorney General to detain and process Chinese aliens discovered near the
CNMI.
System of Arrangement
Records that were responsive to this FOIA request were found in four collection areas—Clinton
Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files, Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and
Office Files, Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails, and Clinton Presidential Records: NSC
Records Management System. As policy, Staff and Office Files are processed at the folder level;
individual documents are not selected and removed from a folder for processing. WHORM Subject and
WHORM Alpha files, by contrast, are processed at the document level. While this method of
processing Staff and Office Files 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 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. A complete listing of the categories
with detailed descriptions is provided in our research room.
The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2006-0167-F:
Clinton Presidential Records: WHORM Subject Files
Box 1
Category
ST051
ST051
ST051
ST051
ST051
Case Number
Scanned: Case Number 105291SS
Scanned: Case Number 220628SS
Scanned: Case Number 223110
Scanned: Case Number 225704
Scanned: Case Number 231317SS
Clinton Presidential Records: White House Staff and Office Files
Counsel’s Office
Bridget McGovern and Brad Winter Files
4 [FAR/CNMI Executive Privilege, Red Folders] [OA/ID 18562]
5 [FAR/CNMI Executive Privilege, Red Folders] [OA/ID 18562]
15 [FAR/CNMI Executive Privilege, Red Folders] [OA/ID 18562]
4 [FAR/CNMI Executive Privilege, Yellow Folders] [OA/ID 18562]
5 [FAR/CNMI Executive Privilege, Yellow Folders] [OA/ID 18562]
15 [FAR/CNMI Executive Privilege, Yellow Folders] [OA/ID 18562]
Bates Copy 365-413 [OA/ID 18562]
Copy Set FAR 365-413 [OA/ID 18562]
Intergovernmental Affairs
Jeffrey Farrow Files
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) I [1] [OA/ID 24092]
Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) I [2] [OA/ID 24092]
Northern Mariana Islands-Various II [1] [OA/ID 24088]
Northern Mariana Islands-Various II [2] [OA/ID 24088]
Northern Mariana Islands-Various II [3] [OA/ID 24088]
Northern Mariana Islands-Various II [4] [OA/ID 24088]
Box 2
Legislative Affairs
Lucia Wyman Files
CNMI [1] [OA/ID 11837]
CNMI [2] [OA/ID 11837]
CNMI [3] [OA/ID 11837]
CNMI [4] [OA/ID 11837]
CNMI [5] [OA/ID 11837]
Clinton Presidential Records: ARMS Emails
OPD 1993/01-1998/12
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�[09/18/95] [OA/ID 250,000]
OPD 1999/11-2000/04
[03/30/00] [OA/ID 350,000]
OPD 2000/05-2001/01
[09/26/00] [OA/ID 400,000]
WHO 1993/01-1995/12
[09/18/95] [OA/ID 500,000]
WHO 1996/01-1997/12
[06/13/97] [OA/ID 550,000]
WHO 1998/01-1998/11
[07/17/98] [OA/ID 600,000]
WHO 1999/12-2000/03
[03/30/00] [OA/ID 750,000]
WHO 2000/07-2000/09
[09/26/00] [OA/ID 850,000]
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Records Management System
PRS-Presidential Records
9500614 [OA/ID 562]
9902850 [OA/ID 3977]
Last modified: 04/12/2006
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2006-0167-F
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This collection consists of correspondence between President Clinton and Congress and memoranda to and from President Clinton on labor standards and minimum wage laws in the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI). The files contain correspondence, memoranda, email, and press reports.
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
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