22 U.S.C. § 4351 — General authority and contents of publication
submitted 70 years ago by Pub. L. 102-138 to r/title-22-FOREIGN-RELATIONS-AND-INTERCOURSE · 209 words · no verdicts yet
The Department of State must continue publishing the Foreign Relations of the United States historical series, a reliable documentary record of major foreign-policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. The records must be edited objectively and accurately, and the series must be published within 30 years of the events recorded.
(a) The Department of State must continue publishing the “Foreign Relations of the United States historical series” (the “FRUS series”). It must be a thorough, accurate, and reliable documentary record* of major United States foreign-policy decisions and significant diplomatic activity. Its volumes must include the records needed to comprehensively document major government foreign-policy decisions and actions, including facts that contributed to policy choices and records showing supporting and alternative views.
(b) Editors must follow historical objectivity and accuracy. They may not alter records or delete material without showing in the published text that a deletion occurred. They may not leave out facts that were major to a decision or omit material to hide a policy defect.
(c) The Secretary of State must ensure that the FRUS series is published no more than 30 years after the recorded events.
The Department of State shall continue to publish the “Foreign Relations of the United States historical series” (hereafter in this chapter 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.
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.
The Secretary of State shall ensure that the FRUS series shall be published not more than 30 years after the events recorded.
Source credit: (Aug. 1, 1956, ch. 841, title IV, § 401, as added Pub. L. 102–138, title I, § 198(a), Oct. 28, 1991, 105 Stat. 685.)
- 1956Enacted · Pub. L. 102-138 · 105 Stat. 685
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