ACCELERATION OF PUBLICATION OF 'FOREIGN RELATIONS' SERIES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP83B00823R000800120018-8
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 24, 2000
• Sequence Number: 18
• Publication Date: March 8, 1972
• Content Type: MF

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March 8, 1972
Subject: Acceleration of Publication of "Foreign
Relations" Series
I have today instructed the Secretary of State to institute
a program to reduce the time lag of the official documen-
tary series "Foreign Relations of the United States,".
published by the Department of State, from 26 to 20 years.
The Department of State, in carrying out this instruction,
will be seeking the assistance of your department or agency
in the collection and declassification of the material in
question. I ask that you cooperate fully with the Secretary
of State to meet the above objectives in the most expeditious
manner and to the maximum extent consistent with the re-
quirements of national security.
State, NSC declassification & release instructions on file
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 8, 1972
Office of the White House Press Secretary
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THE WHITI, HOUSE
March 8, 1972
MEMORANDUM FOR
THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Subject: Acceleration of Publication of "Foreign Relations" Series
The official documentary series
States, "Foreign Relations of the nUnited
11 Published by the Department of State, has for ma
provided the American public with an indispensable perspectivears
on our Nation's history. The materials now being how-
ever, relate to the events of 1946, and I think that theshedinterests
of a better informed public the length of time between event and
publication should be shortened. Accordingly, I ask that, without
impairing the quality and comprehensive nature of the series, you
immediately institute a program to reduce this time lag to 20 years.
Your objective should be to make this reduction within the next 3
years and to keep the publication point at 20 years from then on.
In order to achieve this goal in the most expeditious manner, I am
today instructing the Secretary of Defense, the Director of Central
and the Assistant to the President for National Security
Affairs to cooperate fully with you in collecting and declassifying the
appropriate materials to the maximum extent consistent with the re-
quirements of national security.
RICHARD NIXON
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