10 FAM 150
FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED
STATES SERIES
(CT:PEC-27; 07-02-2015)
(Office of Origin: PA/EX)
10 FAM 151 POLICY, SCOPE, AND AUTHORITY
10 FAM 151.1 Policy
(CT:PEC-27; 07-02-2015)
a. It is Department policy to publish a documentary
record of U.S. foreign policy.
b. The published series, Foreign Relations of the
United States, is the official documentary record of United States foreign
policy. By Congressional mandate, 22
U.S.C. 4351 et seq., the series shall be
published not more than thirty years after the events recorded.
10 FAM 151.2 Responsibilities
10 FAM 151.2-1 Office of the
Historian (PA/HO)
(CT:PEC-27; 07-02-2015)
a. Prepares the volumes of the Foreign Relations of the
United States series and coordinates their
declassification and publication, in
accordance with 22 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.
b. Serves as the Executive Secretary of the Departments Advisory Committee on Historical
Diplomatic Documentation, provides staff support, arranges meetings of the Advisory Committee at
least four times a year, and provides a
draft agenda to attendees for each
meeting.
c. Coordinates with various historical professional organizations, as named
in 22 U.S.C. 4353 et seq., on the
nomination of members to the Departments Advisory
Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation and submits candidates to the Assistant Secretary for Public
Affairs.
10 FAM 151.2-2 Advisory Committee
on Historical Diplomatic Documentation
(CT:PEC-25; 08-30-2013)
The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic
Documentation, established in accordance with 22 U.S.C. 4356 and other
applicable acts and regulations, reviews records, advises the Department
Historian (PA/HO), and makes recommendations on all aspects of preparation and
publication of the Foreign Relations series, including the selection and
declassification review of records proposed for inclusion in the series.
10 FAM 151.3 Definitions
(CT:PEC-27; 07-02-2015)
a. The Foreign Relations of the United States volumes
include all declassified and publicly
available documents needed to provide a comprehensive record of the major
foreign policy decisions and actions of the U.S. Government, including the
facts that contributed to the formulation of policies and documentation
providing supporting and alternative views of the policy positions ultimately
adopted.
b. Publication is intended to mean in printed form as
books, but does not exclude other forms of dissemination, including e-books, the Office of the Historian website, or other publishing technologies.
c. Declassification is that process by which
historical documentation is reviewed for public release by the Department,
other government agencies, and, if necessary, foreign
governments.
10 FAM 151.4 Authorities
(CT:PEC-25; 08-30-2013)
See subchapter 1 FAM 320.
10 FAM 152 GENERAL
(CT:PEC-25; 08-30-2013)
a. The Foreign Relations of the United States series is
a thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of major United States
foreign policy decisions and significant United States diplomatic activity. The
records selected for publication shall include all those necessary to provide
comprehensive documentation of the major foreign policy decisions and actions
of the U.S. Government, including the facts that contributed to the formulation
of the policies and any records providing supporting and alternative views of
the policy position ultimately adopted.
b. The Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public
Affairs (PA/HO), prepares the series. To obtain appropriate declassification
and prepublication clearances of documentation selected for publication in the
series, the Department Historian coordinates the declassification review of all
documents that have been so selected with all appropriate Departments,
agencies, or other entities of the United States government and by foreign
governments and international organizations.
10 FAM 153 PA/HO PROCEDURES
(CT:PEC-27; 07-02-2015)
a. Determines the major foreign policy decisions and
events to be included in each volume of the series.
b. Researches and finds all pertinent documentation for
possible inclusion in published volumes by consulting records of all agencies
of the U.S. Government dealing with the formulation and implementation of U.S.
foreign policy.
c. Edits records to be included in published volumes
according to principles of historical objectivity and accuracy. Edits records
for publication by ensuring that no record is altered and that any necessary
deletions, for reasons of national security or privacy considerations, are made
by indicating the omission in the published text.
d. Prepares the record for publication by ensuring that
no facts shall be omitted that were of major importance in reaching a foreign
policy decision and that no unclassified information shall be omitted for the
purpose of concealing a defect of policy.
e. Submits to the Historical Documents Review Division
(A/GIS/IPS) documents selected for
inclusion in Foreign Relations volumes for declassification review. A/GIS/IPS conducts the declassification review
and obtains appropriate bureau clearances in the Department within 120 days.
f. Submits to all other appropriate Departments,
agencies, or other entities of the U.S. Government for declassification review
of any document selected for inclusion in Foreign Relations volumes that was
originated by or that contains information of concern to those Departments,
agencies, or entities.
g. Submits to foreign governments or international
organizations, as appropriate, the documents selected for inclusion in Foreign
Relations volumes that were originated by those foreign governments or international
organizations or that contain information provided by them in confidence.
h. Takes steps to achieve a satisfactory resolution
with any Department, agency, or other entity of the U.S. Government whose declassification review of
documents selected for inclusion in Foreign Relations volumes would result in
the publication of a misleading, inaccurate, or incomplete published historical
record, as determined by the Departments Historian. Responses from the
originating agency to such proposed solutions by the Department Historian shall
be provided within 60 days.
i. Obtains the recommendations and findings of the
Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation as required by 22
U.S.C. 4353 et seq. by enabling it to
review compiled manuscripts intended for publication in the Foreign Relations
series and to review declassification decisions made by the Department, other
government agencies and entities, and foreign governments.
j. Obtains all appropriate access for Advisory Committee members to historical records
necessary for them to complete their duties under the law.
10 FAM 154 PRODUCTION
(CT:PEC-27; 07-02-2015)
PA/HO arranges, with the cooperation and assistance of the
Departments Publishing Services (A/GIS/GPS),
for the printing, binding, and distribution of the Foreign Relations series, in
print, electronically on the Office of the
Historian website, or other publication
format, by the Government Printing Office, an approved contractor, or by other
means deemed acceptable and authorized by the Department (OIS/PS).
10 FAM 155 THROUGH 159 UNASSIGNED