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New FRUS Chapters & Declassified Documents Released

Research Notice

NEWLY PUBLISHED FRUS CHAPTERS & DECLASSIFIED DOCUMENTS

The Office of the Historian published four new Foreign Relations of the United States (FRUS) chapters on Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela from 1981-1988. Additionally, the Office of the Historian published newly declassified documents that are available on FOIA.state.gov.

FRUS Chapters

The Office of the Historian's newly released chapters on Ecuador, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela are part of a subseries that focuses on the Reagan administration's foreign policy with South America. To learn more about the chapters, please read the press release.


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Research Notice: Newly Declassified State Department Documents

Research Notice

DECLASSIFIED STATE DEPARTMENT DOCUMENTS

The OH recently published just under 1,000 pages of newly declassified documents on FOIA.State.Gov. Potential topics of interest include Clinton-Yeltsin meetings, George W. Bush’s initial meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair, NATO enlargement, situation reports (SitReps) in the immediate aftermath of the Pan Am 103 bombing, reactions to the Dalai Lama receiving the Nobel Peace Prize, and U.S. policy on Tibet (1989-1990).

Search Instructions for Potential Cases of Interest

An advanced search on FOIA.State.Gov using the release date range of July 30 to July 31, 2026 will return 27 pages of combined FOIA, FOIA Litigation, Department Requests, and Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) Requests. When sorting by case number, all Mandatory Declassification Review ("M") cases begin on page 17.

Potential Cases of Interest

  • M-2015-10989 & M-2017-12806: George W. Bush’s first meeting with U.K. Prime Minister Tony Blair (approximately 20 documents)
  • M-2016-13672, 13673, & 13675: Clinton/Yeltsin meetings in 1995, 1998, and 1999
  • M-2017-11893: Clinton meeting with Chirac in 1996
  • M-2017-12045: U.K. message to Clinton regarding Yeltsin in 1994
  • M-2026-00004: Russia's stance towards NATO enlargement
  • M-2026-00005: INR Assessment of Putin (written by an FSO who knew Putin in St. Petersburg during the 1990s)
  • M-2026-00243: 1993 NATO
  • M-2018-03889: Tibet
  • M-2022-00005: Turkey, 2007
  • M-2022-00045: Iraq, 2008
  • M-2023-00010, M-2023-04260 & M-2023-04264: Human Rights in El Salvador during the 1980s
  • M-2026-00015: Situation Reports: Pan Am 103
  • M-2026-00280 through M-2026-00292: U.S. Policy towards South Africa during the 1980s

Gilder Lehrman Fellowships

The Gilder Lehrman Institute offers annual short-term research fellowships of $3000 each to doctoral candidates, college and university faculty at every rank, and independent scholars working in the field of American history. This year, applications to the program must be received by Friday, July 31, 2020. Applications may propose research at archives in the five boroughs of New York and surrounding areas, including the Rockefeller Archive Center. This year, proposals with a focus on the Cold War will be given greater consideration.

For details about the program, please visit https://www.gilderlehrman.org/programs-and-events/scholarly-fellowships. Application information can be found at https://mailchi.mp/gilderlehrman/applications-for-2020-gilder-lehrman-fellowships-are-now-open-222582.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact [email protected]

SHAFR Archival Records Sharing Group

SHAFR Archival Records Sharing Group
April 23, 2020

Dear Colleagues,

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