22 U.S.C. § 2578 : US Code - Section 2578: Negotiating records

Search 22 U.S.C. § 2578 : US Code - Section 2578: Negotiating records

(a) Preparation of records
The Secretary of State shall establish and maintain records for
each arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament agreement to
which the United States is a party and which was under negotiation
or in force on or after January 1, 1990, which shall include
classified and unclassified materials such as instructions and
guidance, position papers, reporting cables and memoranda of
conversation, working papers, draft texts of the agreement,
diplomatic notes, notes verbal, and other internal and external
correspondence.
(b) Negotiating and implementation records
In particular, the Secretary of State shall establish and
maintain a negotiating and implementation record for each such
agreement, which shall be comprehensive and detailed, and shall
document all communications between the parties with respect to
such agreement. Such records shall be maintained both in hard copy
and magnetic media.