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 PUBLIC LAW 102-138—OCT. 28, 1991 105 STAT. 685 SEC. 198. THE FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES HISTORICAL SERIES. (a) AMENDMENT. —The State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new title: "TITLE IV—FOREIGN RELATIONS OF THE UNITED STATES HISTORICAL SERIES "SEC. 401. GENERAL AUTHORITY AND CONTENTS OF PUBLICATION. 22 USC 4351. "(a) CHARTER OF THE PUBLICATION.—The Department of State shall continue to publish the 'Foreign Relations of the United States historical series' (hereafter in this title referred to as the 'FRUS series'), which shall be a thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record of major United States foreign policy decisions and significant United States diplomatic activity. Volumes of this publication shall include all records needed to provide a comprehensive documentation of the major foreign policy decisions and actions of the United States Government, including the facts which contributed to the formulation of policies and records providing supporting and alternative views to the policy position ultimately adopted. "(b) EDITING PRINCIPLES.— The editing of records for preparation of the FRUS series shall be guided by the principles of historical objectivity and accuracy. Records shall not be altered and deletions shall not be made without indicating in the published text that a deletion has been made. The published record shall omit no facts which were of major importance in reaching a decision, and nothing shall be omitted for the purpose of concealing a defect of policy. " (c) DEADLINE FOR PUBLICATION OF RECORDS.— The Secretary of State shall ensure that the FRUS series shall be published not more than 30 years after the events recorded. "SEC. 402. RESPONSIBILITY FOR PREPARATION OF THE FRUS SERIES. 22 USC 4352. "(a) IN GENERAL.— "(1)(A) The Historian of the Department of State shall be responsible for the preparation of the FRUS series, including the selection of records, in accordance with the provisions of this title. "(B) The Advisory Committee on Historical Diplomatic Documentation shall review records, and shall advise and make recommendations to the Historian concerning all aspects of preparation and publication of the FRUS series, including, in accordance with the procedures contained in section 403, the review and selection of records for inclusion in volumes of the series. "(2) Other departments, agencies, and other entities of the United States Government shall cooperate with the Office of the Historian by providing full and complete access to the records pertinent to United States foreign policy decisions and actions and by providing copies of selected records in accordance with the procedures developed under section 403, except that no access to any record, and no provision of any copy of a record, shall be required in the case of any record that was prepared less than 26 years before the date of a request for such access or copy made by the Office of the Historian.

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