WHCF Subject File - FO: Foreign Affairs

According to the White House Central Files manual, this category was for "material pertaining to international relations or in connection with the plans, policies, procedures and programs, regarding foreign countries or governments ... (including) matters relating to the administration of foreign affairs; economic development; mutual security; and foreign information and exchange activities."

Specific exemptions are: ambassadors and others to the United States (see CO); international organizations (see IT); and medals and awards (see MA).

The researcher should note that most White House foreign affairs material, especially security classified material, was maintained in the National Security Council's filing system and did not enter the White House Central Files.



 

FO: Foreign Affairs
Executive 700 pp. / General 200 pp.
Miscellaneous Materials on various foreign affairs matters, notably comments, inquiries and studies from congressmen, public affairs groups, and the general public.

FO 1: Buildings - Grounds
Executive 20 pp. / General 15 pp.
Miscellanea on US Foreign Service facilities in Moscow, Kuala Lumpur, Rotterdam, Tel-Aviv, Jerusalem, and Paris.

FO 2: Diplomatic - Consular Relations
Executive 375 pp. / General 10 pp.
Material on Ambassadorial appointments, especially monthly status reports to the President on vacancies, incumbencies and tour expirations; and material on such miscellaneous matters concerning the US diplomatic corps as a whole or its individual members as selection standards, protection, autographed presidential photographs, commendations, and maintenance of relations with China (Taiwan).

FO 2/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Appointments
Executive 200 pp. / General none
Foreign Service appointment and promotion lists, and related transmittal memoranda and authorization requests.

FO 2/CO#: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/(Country)
Executive 3000 pp. / General 50 pp.
Material on the appointment and activities of US ambassadors including: biographical data; White House staff concurrences to proposed nominees; some presidential meeting proposals and briefing material; and miscellanea on aid, conduct of individuals, and diverse other matters. Arranged by country file code, a list of which is located at the beginning of this series.

FO 2/CO 5: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Algeria
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 9: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Argentina
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 10: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Australia
Executive 50 pp.

FO 2/CO 11: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Austria
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 13: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Bahamas
Executive 7 pp.

FO 2/CO 14: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Bahrain
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 15: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Barbados
Executive 22 pp.

FO 2/CO 16: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Belgium
Executive 11 pp.

FO 2/CO 20: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Botswana
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 21: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Brazil
Executive 5 pp.

FO 2/CO 23: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Bulgaria
Executive 35 pp.

FO 2/CO 25: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Burundi
Executive 17 pp.

FO 2/CO 26: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Cambodia
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 27: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Cameroon
Executive 25 pp.

FO 2/CO 28: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Canada
Executive 22 pp.

FO 2/CO 30: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Central African Republic
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 31: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sri Lanka
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 32: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Chad
Executive 5 pp.

FO 2/CO 33: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Chile
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 34-1: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Taiwan
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 34-2: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/China
Executive 35 pp.

FO 2/CO 35: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Colombia
Executive 19 pp.

FO 2/CO 36: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Zaire
Executive 30 pp.

FO 2/CO 38: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Costa Rica
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 39: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Cuba
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 40: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Cyprus
Executive 25 pp.
Includes materials re the death of Ambassador Rodger Davies.

FO 2/CO 41: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Czechoslovakia
Executive 17 pp.

FO 2/CO 42: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Benin
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 43: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Denmark
Executive 40 pp.

FO 2/CO 44: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Dominican Republic
Executive 4 pp.

FO 2/CO 45: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ecuador
Executive 10 pp.

FO 2/CO 46: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/El Salvador
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 48: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ethiopia
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 49: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Finland
Executive 75 pp.

FO 2/CO 50: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/France
Executive 125 pp.

FO 2/CO 51: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Gabon
Executive 16 pp.

FO 2/CO 52: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Gambia
Executive 4 pp.

FO 2/CO 53-2: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/West Germany
Executive 75 pp.

FO 2/CO 53-1: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/East Germany
Executive 45 pp.

FO 2/CO 54: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ghana
Executive 50 pp.

FO 2/CO 55: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Greece
Executive 10 pp.

FO 2/CO 58: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Guatemala
Executive 19 pp.

FO 2/CO 59: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Guinea
Executive 22 pp.

FO 2/CO 60: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Guyana
Executive 4 pp.

FO 2/CO 62: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Honduras
Executive 7 pp.

FO 2/CO 63: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Hong Kong
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 64: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Hungary
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 65: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Iceland
Executive 16 pp.

FO 2/CO 66: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/India
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 67: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Indonesia
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 68: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Iran
Executive 40 pp.

FO 2/CO 70: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ireland
Executive 50 pp.

FO 2/CO 71: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Israel
Executive 40 pp.

FO 2/CO 72: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Italy
Executive 30 pp.

FO 2/CO 73: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ivory Coast
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 75: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Japan
Executive 40 pp.

FO 2/CO 76: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Jordan
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 77: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Kenya
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 78-2: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/South Korea
Executive 5 pp.

FO 2/CO 79: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Kuwait
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 80: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Laos
Executive 18 pp.

FO 2/CO 82: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Lebanon
Executive 25 pp.

FO 2/CO 83: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Lesotho
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 84: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Liberia
Executive 35 pp.

FO 2/CO 88: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Luxembourg
Executive 30 pp.

FO 2/CO 91: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Malagasy Republic
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 92: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Malawi
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 93: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Malaysia
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 95: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Mali
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 96: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Malta
Executive 30 pp.

FO 2/CO 98: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Mauritania
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 99: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Mauritius
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 100: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Mexico
Executive 11 pp.

FO 2/CO 103: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Morocco
Executive 60 pp.

FO 2/CO 104: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Mozambique
Executive 35 pp.

FO 2/CO 106: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Nauru
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 107: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Nepal
Executive 30 pp.

FO 2/CO 108: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Netherlands
Executive 35 pp.

FO 2/CO 110: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/New Zealand
Executive 4 pp.

FO 2/CO 111: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Nicaragua
Executive 50 pp.

FO 2/CO 112: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Niger
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 113: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Nigeria
Executive 10 pp.

FO 2/CO 114: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Norway
Executive 7 pp.

FO 2/CO 115: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Pakistan
Executive 4 pp.

FO 2/CO 120: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Philippines
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 121: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Poland
Executive 2 pp.

FO 2/CO 122: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Portugal
Executive 45 pp.

FO 2/CO 123: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Qatar
Executive 16 pp.

FO 2/CO 125: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Romania
Executive 2 pp.

FO 2/CO 126: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Rwanda
Executive 11 pp.

FO 2/CO 128: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Saudi Arabia
Executive 50 pp.

FO 2/CO 129: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Senegal
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 130: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Seychelles
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 131: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sierra Leone
Executive 14 pp.

FO 2/CO 133: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Singapore
Executive 30 pp.

FO 2/CO 134: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Somalia
Executive 14 pp.

FO 2/CO 135: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/South Africa
Executive 22 pp.

FO 2/CO 139: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Spain
Executive 30 pp.

FO 2/CO 141: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sudan
Executive 2 pp.

FO 2/CO 142: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Surinam
Executive 18 pp.

FO 2/CO 143: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Swaziland
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 144: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sweden
Executive 75 pp.

FO 2/CO 145: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Switzerland
Executive 35 pp.

FO 2/CO 146: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Syria
Executive 35 pp.

FO 2/CO 147: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Tanzania
Executive 35 pp.

FO 2/CO 148: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Thailand
Executive 75 pp.

FO 2/CO 150: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Togo
Executive 25 pp.

FO 2/CO 151: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Tonga
Executive 3 pp.

FO 2/CO 153: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Trinidad and Tobago
Executive 45 pp.

FO 2/CO 155: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Tunisia
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 156: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Turkey
Executive 17 pp.

FO 2/CO 158: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/USSR
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 159: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Egypt
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 160: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/United Kingdom
Executive 125 pp.

FO 2/CO 162: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Uruguay
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 163: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Vatican City
Executive 2 pp.

FO 2/CO 164: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Venezuela
Executive 50 pp.

FO 2/CO 165-2: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/South Vietnam
Executive 5 pp.

FO 2/CO 166: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/West Indies
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 168: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Yemen
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 169: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Yugoslavia
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 170: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Zambia
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 171: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Equatorial Guinea
Executive 4 pp.

FO 2/CO 172: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Fiji
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 173: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/United Arab Emirates
Executive 5 pp.

FO 2/CO 174: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Bangladesh
Executive 14 pp.

FO 2/CO 176: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Guinea-Bissau
Executive 25 pp.

FO 2/CO 177: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sao Tome and Principe
Executive 7 pp.

FO 2/CO 178: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Cape Verde
Executive 60 pp.

FO 2/CO 179: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Papua New Guinea
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO#/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/(Country)/Appointments
Executive 1500 pp. / General none
Material on the nomination, commission and resignation of certain US ambassadors. Primarily routine items such as clearance notices, nomination document signature requests, and biographical data released to the press; but also including some resignation letters, briefing material and other items. Arranged by country file code, a list of which is at the beginning of this series.

FO 2/CO 5/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Algeria/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2/CO 10/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Australia/Appointments
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 11/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Austria/Appointments
Executive 25 pp.

FO 2/CO 13/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Bahamas/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 14/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Bahrain/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 15/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Barbados/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2/CO 16/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Belgium/Appointments
Executive 7 pp.

FO 2/CO 20/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Botswana/Appointments
Executive 18 pp.

FO 2/CO 27/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Cameroon/Appointments
Executive 23 pp.

FO 2/CO 28/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Canada/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 30/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Central African Republic/Appointments
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 31/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sri Lanka/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 32/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Chad/Appointments
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 34-2/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/China/Appointments
Executive 16 pp.

FO 2/CO 35/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Colombia/Appointments
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 36/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Zaire/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2/CO 38/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Costa Rica/Appointments
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 40/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Cyprus/Appointments
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 41/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Czechoslovakia/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 42/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Benin/Appointments
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 43/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Denmark/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 45/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ecuador/Appointments
Executive 16 pp.

FO 2/CO 46/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/El Salvador/Appointments
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 48/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ethiopia/Appointments
Executive 16 pp.

FO 2/CO 49/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Finland/Appointments
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 50/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/France/Appointments
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 51/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Gabon/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 53-2/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/West Germany/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2/CO 53-1/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/East Germany/Appointments
Executive 17 pp.

FO 2/CO 54/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ghana/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 55/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Greece/Appointments
Executive 17 pp.

FO 2/CO 58/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Guatemala/Appointments
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 59/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Guinea/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 60/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Guyana/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 62/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Honduras/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 64/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Hungary/Appointments
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 65/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Iceland/Appointments
Executive 10 pp.

FO 2/CO 66/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/India/Appointments
Executive 25 pp.

FO 2/CO 68/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Iran/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2/CO 70/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ireland/Appointments
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 71/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Israel/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 72/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Italy/Appointments
Executive 4 pp.

FO 2/CO 73/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Ivory Coast/Appointments
Executive 25 pp.

FO 2/CO 73/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Jamaica/Appointments
Executive 2 pp.

FO 2/CO 75/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Japan/Appointments
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 78-2/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/South Korea/Appointments
Executive 7 pp.

FO 2/CO 79/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Kuwait/Appointments
Executive 14 pp.

FO 2/CO 80/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Laos/Appointments
Executive 12 pp.

FO 2/CO 82/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Lebanon/Appointments
Executive 10 pp.

FO 2/CO 83/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Lesotho/Appointments
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 84/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Liberia/Appointments
Executive 14 pp.

FO 2/CO 88/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Luxembourg/Appointments
Executive 19 pp.

FO 2/CO 91/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Malagasy Republic/Appointments
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 94/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Maldives/Appointments
Executive 5 pp.

FO 2/CO 95/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Mali/Appointments
Executive 17 pp.

FO 2/CO 96/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Malta/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 98/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Mauritania/Appointments
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 99/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Mauritius/Appointments
Executive 18 pp.

FO 2/CO 103/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Morocco/Appointments
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 104/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Mozambique/Appointments
Executive 18 pp.

FO 2/CO 106/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Nauru/Appointments
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 107/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Nepal/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2/CO 108/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Netherlands/Appointments
Executive 17 pp.

FO 2/CO 110/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/New Zealand/Appointments
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 111/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Nicaragua/Appointments
Executive 22 pp.

FO 2/CO 112/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Niger/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 113/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Nigeria/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 114/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Norway/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2/CO 122/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Portugal/Appointments
Executive 5 pp.

FO 2/CO 126/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Rwanda/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 128/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Saudi Arabia/Appointments
Executive 30 pp.

FO 2/CO 130/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Seychelles/Appointments
Executive 6 pp.

FO 2/CO 131/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sierra Leone/Appointments
Executive 14 pp.

FO 2/CO 133/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Singapore/Appointments
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 134/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Somalia/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 135/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/South Africa/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 139/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Spain/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 141/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sudan/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 142/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Surinam/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2/CO 143/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Swaziland/Appointments
Executive 4 pp.

FO 2/CO 144/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sweden/Appointments
Executive 18 pp.

FO 2/CO 145/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Switzerland/Appointments
Executive 30 pp.

FO 2/CO 146/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Syria/Appointments
Executive 18 pp.

FO 2/CO 148/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Thailand/Appointments
Executive 14 pp.

FO 2/CO 150/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Togo/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 151/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Tonga/Appointments
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 153/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Trinidad and Tobago/Appointments
Executive 25 pp.

FO 2/CO 155/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Tunisia/Appointments
Executive 16 pp.

FO 2/CO 158/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Soviet Union/Appointments
Executive 10 pp.

FO 2/CO 160/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/United Kingdom/Appointments
Executive 85 pp.

FO 2/CO 164/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Venezuela/Appointments
Executive 20 pp.

FO 2/CO 166/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/West Indies/Appointments
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 167/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Western Samoa/Appointments
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 168/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Yemen/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2/CO 169/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Yugoslavia/Appointments
Executive 16 pp.

FO 2/CO 170/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Zambia/Appointments
Executive 15 pp.

FO 2/CO 171/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Equatorial Guinea/Appointments
Executive 2 pp.

FO 2/CO 172/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Fiji/Appointments
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 173/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/United Arab Emirates/Appointments
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 174/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Bangladesh/Appointments
Executive 9 pp.

FO 2/CO 175/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Grenada/Appointments
Executive 1 pp.

FO 2/CO 176/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Guinea- Bissau/Appointments
Executive 13 pp.

FO 2/CO 177/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Sao Tome and Principe/Appointments
Executive 7 pp.

FO 2/CO 179/A: Diplomatic - Consular Relations/Papua New Guinea/Appointments
Executive 8 pp.

FO 2-1: Personal or Special Rank of Ambassador or Minister
Executive 150 pp. / General 9 pp.
Material on the nomination or accreditation of special US ambassadors, ministers or representatives. Primarily routine memoranda and cross- references.

FO 3: Economic - Technical Development
Executive 5 pp. / General 2 pp.
Cross-references on miscellaneous economic development matters of bodies.

FO 3-1: International Waterways
Executive 200 pp. / General 150 pp.
Material, notably correspondence between the White House, state and local officials, Congressmen, and industry groups, on: off-shore fishing rights and boundaries; Northwest Indian fishing rights; Coast Guard ice-breaking operations; Corps of Engineers waterway regulations and similar matters.

FO 3-1/A-Z: International Waterways/(Name of Waterway)
Executive 25 pp. / General 10 pp.
Items on Great Lakes fishing and the Duluth harbor, and miscellaneous cross- references on the use of international waterways such as Suez Canal and Diego Garcia. Arranged alphabetically by waterway.

FO 3-1/Fisheries: International Waterways/Fisheries
Executive 1800 pp. / General 125 pp.
Material on international fishing disputes and jurisdictional problems, especially 200 mile off-shore limit claims. Included are such topics as: Fisheries Management and Conservation Act of 1976, foreign seizure of US tuna and shrimp vessels, the German-Icelandic fishing dispute, US-Canada salmon fisheries, and US fishery agreements with various nations.

FO 3-1/Panama Canal: International Waterways/Panama Canal
Executive 700 pp. / General 300 pp.
Material on Canal Company regulations and especially Canal treaty negotiations with Panama, notably Congressional support or opposition thereto.

FO 3-2: Mutual Security
Executive 5500 pp. / General 300 pp.
Material on US military and economic foreign aid programs and legislation, including but not limited to: aid to Indochina and Middle Eastern countries, the Turkish arms embargo, the PL 480 program, Military Assistance Program (MAP), arms export controls, and Agency for International Development programs. The material especially documents White House-Congressional relations, formal Presidential Determinations as required under various aid laws, and program funding.

FO 3-2/CO: Mutual Security/(Country)
Executive 2400 pp. / General 800 pp.
Material on specific foreign military and economic aid programs, most notably arms aid to Turkey. The material especially documents White House relations with Congress, the press and the general public. Arranged by country file code, a list of which is located at the beginning of this series.

FO 3-2/CO 1: Mutual Security/Indochina
Executive 150 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 1-1: Mutual Security/Africa
Executive 19 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 1-3: Mutual Security/South East Asia
Executive 9 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 1-7: Mutual Security/Middle East
Executive 35 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 7: Mutual Security/Angola
Executive 75 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 26: Mutual Security/Cambodia
Executive 60 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 31: Mutual Security/Sri Lanka
Executive 3 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 33: Mutual Security/Chile
Executive 30 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 36: Mutual Security/Zaire
Executive 2 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 39: Mutual Security/Cuba
Executive 25 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 40: Mutual Security/Cyprus
Executive 15 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 48: Mutual Security/Ethiopia
Executive 10 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 55: Mutual Security/Greece
Executive 25 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 58: Mutual Security/Guatemala
Executive 2 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 59: Mutual Security/New Guinea
Executive 5 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 62: Mutual Security/Honduras
Executive 11 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 66: Mutual Security/India
Executive 1 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 67: Mutual Security/Indonesia
Executive 10 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 68: Mutual Security/Iran
Executive 75 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 71: Mutual Security/Israel
Executive 200 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 72: Mutual Security/Italy
Executive 2 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 74: Mutual Security/Jamaica
Executive 25 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 76: Mutual Security/Jordan
Executive 17 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 78-2: Mutual Security/South Korea
Executive 75 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 82: Mutual Security Lebanon
Executive 75 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 84: Mutual Security/Liberia
Executive 7 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 99: Mutual Security/Mauritius
Executive 10 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 104: Mutual Security/Mozambique
Executive 30 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 115: Mutual Security/Pakistan
Executive 10 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 122: Mutual Security/Portugal
Executive 2 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 128: Mutual Security/Saudi Arabia
Executive 25 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 135: Mutual Security/South Africa
Executive 8 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 139: Mutual Security/Spain
Executive 7 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 146: Mutual Security/Syria
Executive 6 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 148: Mutual Security/Thailand
Executive 6 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 156: Mutual Security/Turkey
Executive 650 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 159: Mutual Security/Egypt
Executive 7 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 164: Mutual Security/Venezuela
Executive 7 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 165 to CO 165-2: Mutual Security/Vietnam
Executive 500 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 169: Mutual Security/Yugoslavia
Executive 1 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 170: Mutual Security/Zambia
Executive 2 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 174: Mutual Security/Bangladesh
Executive 4 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 175: Mutual Security/Grenada
Executive 12 pp.

FO 3-2/CO 178: Mutual Security/Cape Verde
Executive 5 pp.

FO 3-2-1: Alliance for Progress
There were no materials filed in this category.

FO 4: Financial Relations
Executive 20 pp. / General 65 pp.
Miscellaneous items, primarily cross references, on various aid and monetary matters.

FO 4-1: Balance of Payments
Executive 175 pp. / General 8 pp.
Primarily periodic Council of Economic Advisers' summaries for the President on recent international financial developments, but also including material on import valuation methods for computing the merchandise trade balance and miscellaneous items and cross-references on various matters effecting balance of payments.

FO 4-2: Loans-Funds
Executive 400 pp. / General 100 pp.
Material on US lending agencies and aid programs, and US participation in international lending agencies. Among the subjects are: Export-Import Bank legislation, loan credits for the Republic of South Africa, foreign debt settlement, and a US-Egyptian textile agreement.

FO 4-3: International Investments
Executive 600 pp. / General 250 pp.
Material on US investment overseas and foreign investment in the US, including such topics as: 1974 Foreign Investment Study, 1975 Foreign Investment Act, the Committee on foreign investments in the US, the Arab boycott of firms dealing with Israel, activities of multinational corporations, petrodollar investments in the US, and various specific business ventures.

FO 5: Information - Exchange Activities
Executive 200 pp. / General 150 pp.
Material on governmental and non-governmental information and exchange programs, studies, proposals, and requests. Among the subjects are: the proposed reorganization of the US Information Agency, funding for the Fulbright-Hayes Cultural Exchange Program, and the 1975 US-Japan Friendship Act.

FO 5-1: Information - Exchange Activities - Educational
Executive 300 pp. / General 100 pp.
Material on various governmental and non-governmental educational exchange programs, proposals and organizations. Among these are expressions from participating students and information on Youth For Understanding, the American Field Service, and US-Soviet exchange programs.

FO 5-2: Scientific - Cultural - Business Exchange Activities
Executive 400 pp. / General 100 pp.
Reports, proposals, comments and messages on miscellaneous exchange activities conducted under the auspices of the US government, private groups and foreign nations. Prominent subjects include annual reports on the US-Japan Cooperative Medical Program and the White House visit of a Romanian choral group.

FO 5-3: Publicity International
Executive 400 pp. / General 175 pp.
Materials on the President's relations with the foreign press, especially interview requests and related items, with a few summaries of foreign press coverage.

FO 5-3-1: Foreign Publications
Executive 100 pp. / General 75 pp.
Material, primarily cross-references, on foreign publications, acknowledgment of their receipt, message and interview requests from them, and related matters.

FO 6: International Conferences
Executive 150 pp. / General 6 pp.
Miscellaneous material on U.S. participation in various international conferences such as the World Food Conference and the Conference on International Economic Cooperation.

FO 6-1: Economic Summit Conference (Rambouillet France) Nov. 15-17, 1975
Executive 35 pp. / General none
Correspondence, memoranda, background material and wire service stories concerning the conference.

FO 6-2: SALT Talks
Executive 175 pp. / General 15 pp.
Material on the Strategic Arms Limitation Talks, especially advice from and White House relations with Congress and the public.

FO 6-3:
This file code was not used.

FO 6-4: World Food Conference (Rome) November 1974
Executive 175 pp. / General 175 pp.
Material on the conference and the International Agricultural Development Fund.

FO 6-5: Economic Summit Conference (Puerto Rico) June 1976
Executive 100 pp. / General 15 pp.
Material on the conference.

FO 7: International Law
Executive 175 pp. / General 25 pp.
Material, primarily cross-references, on various negotiations or points of international law, especially Law of the Sea.

FO 8: Foreign Travel
Executive 10000 pp. / General 800 pp.
Primarily material on clearance requests of the National Security Council by Federal officials planning overseas travel on official business. Also included are scattered materials on foreign tourism in the U.S., Congressional trips to the People's Republic of China, Vice President Rockefeller's overseas travel, and assistance to various U.S. citizens planning overseas travel. The file consists primarily of routine notifications, clearances and itineraries, but sometime includes draft messages, cable traffic, briefing material and reports on trips. Travel by the President is not included. Most of this voluminous file is accessible through cross references filed under country of destination and name of official.

FO 8-1: Letters of Introduction
Executive 150 pp. / General 10 pp.
Requests by private organizations, citizens, and state officials for letters of introduction to foreign officials and overseas U.S. diplomatic officials, and related material.

FO 8-2: Passports - Visas
Executive 50 pp. / General 25 pp.
Material on the Bicentennial passport, and passport legislation and design changes; and visa problems of various individuals and groups.

FO 9: Treaties
Executive 500 pp. / General 75 pp.
Material, primarily cross references and copies of transmittal messages to Congress, on treaties, conventions, protocols and agreements; and on legislation concerning congressional review of executive agreements.


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