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Clinton Presidential Library
1200 President Clinton Avenue
Little Rock, AR 72201
Inventory for FOIA Request 2008-0431-F
Records from Bruce Riedel Concerning the Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mullah Omar,
Usama bin Ladin, al-Qaeda, or Iraq and Terrorism
Extent
9 folders, approximately 754 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, 2012. Previously restricted materials are added as they are released.
Scope and Content
The materials in FOIA 2008-0431-F are a selective body of documents responsive to the topic of
the FOIA. Researchers should consult the archivist about related materials.
This FOIA is concerned with the records of Bruce Riedel, Senior Director of Near East and
South Asian Affairs, National Security Council (NSC), 1997-2001. Specifically, these are
Riedel’s records that pertain in whole or in part or a combination of the following issues: the
Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mullah Omar, Usama bin Ladin (UBL), al-Qaeda or Iraq and
terrorism.
The majority of these records related to this FOIA case are closed for national security reasons.
A limited number of unclassified documents open to the public consist primarily of emails
between Riedel and various members of the NSC. These open documents discuss scheduling
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press guidance, prepared Q&A for a President Clinton interview, and a Riedel speech.
Additional material on this subject may be found in 2006-0228-F.
System of Arrangement
Records that are responsive to this FOIA request were found in this collection area - Clinton
Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System.
The following is a list of documents and folders processed in response to FOIA 2008-0431-F:
Box 1
Clinton Presidential Records: NSC Cable, Email, and Records Management System
NSC Email
MSMail-Record (Sept 94-Sept 97) [OA/ID 590000]
[Riedel and Talib…]
[04/10/1997]
Exchange-Record (Sept 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 620000]
[Riedel and Talib…]
[12/11/1997-09/24/1998]
[09/28/1998-12/31/1998]
[01/13/1999-08/20/1999]
[09/09/1999-12/14/1999]
[12/22/1999-03/13/2000]
[03/15/2000-08/15/2000]
[08/21/2000-12/22/2000]
Exchange-Non-Record (Mar 97-Jan 01) [OA/ID 630000]
[Riedel and Talib…]
[05/18/1998-04/04/2000]
Last modified: 09/8/2015
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Bruce Riedel - National Security Council - Collection Finding Aid
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2008-0431-F
Description
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This collection consists of the records of Bruce Riedel, Senior Director of Near East and South Asian Affairs, National Security Council (NSC), 1997-2001. Specifically, these are Riedel’s records that pertain in whole or in part or a combination of the following issues: the Taliban, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mullah Omar, Usama bin Ladin (UBL), al-Qaeda or Iraq and terrorism. The majority of these records in this collection are closed for National Security.
<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>
Publisher
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William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum
Finding Aid