99-980. Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working Group

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The President

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                Executive Order 13110 of January 11, 1999

                
Nazi War Criminal Records Interagency Working 
                Group

                By the authority vested in me as President by the 
                Constitution and the laws of the United States of 
                America, including the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act 
                (Public Law 105-246) (the ``Act''), it is hereby 
                ordered as follows:

                Section 1. Establishment of Working Group. There is 
                hereby established the Nazi War Criminal Records 
                Interagency Working Group (Working Group). The function 
                of the Group shall be to locate, inventory, recommend 
                for declassification, and make available to the public 
                at the National Archives and Records Administration all 
                classified Nazi war criminal records of the United 
                States, subject to certain designated exceptions as 
                provided in the Act. The Working Group shall coordinate 
                with agencies and take such actions as necessary to 
                expedite the release of such records to the public.

                Sec. 2. Schedule. The Working Group should complete its 
                work to the greatest extent possible and report to the 
                Congress within 1 year.

                Sec. 3. Membership. (a) The Working Group shall be 
                composed of the following members:

                    (1) Archivist of the United States (who shall serve 
                as Chair of the Working Group);
                    (2) Secretary of Defense;
                    (3) Attorney General;
                    (4) Director of Central Intelligence;
                    (5) Director of the Federal Bureau of 
                Investigation;
                    (6) Director of the United States Holocaust 
                Memorial Museum;
                    (7) Historian of the Department of State; and
                    (8) Three other persons appointed by the President.
                    (b) The Senior Director for Records and Access 
                Management of the National Security Council will serve 
                as the liaison to and attend the meetings of the 
                Working Group. Members of the Working Group who are 
                full-time Federal officials may serve on the Working 
                Group through designees.

                Sec. 4. Administration. (a) To the extent permitted by 
                law and subject to the availability of appropriations, 
                the National Archives and Records Administration shall 
                provide the Working Group with funding, administrative 
                services, facilities, staff, and other support services 
                necessary for the performance of the functions of the 
                Working Group.

                    (b) The Working Group shall terminate 3 years from 
                the date of this Executive order.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

                THE WHITE HOUSE,

                    January 11, 1999.

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