Requested Disclosure of Board Records - Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2020-3 - Case Number AI6733

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Requested Disclosure of Board Records - Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2020-3 addresses a public access request for transcripts of IBRD Board and Board Committee meetings related to Joaquin Gutierrez Cano (Spain) from 1966–1967. It explains that the 40 listed transcripts, classified as Strictly Confidential, are eligible for declassification and disclosure under the Bank’s Access to Information (AI) Policy, subject to the Deliberative Information exception and a ten-year declassification schedule. It outlines the review and comment process for Executive Directors and management, including submission to COGAM and the Board if objections arise.

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CategoryResearch & Report

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Pages16

Reading Time40 min

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Notification

Type, Nature and Information Classification of the Board Records Requested

Access to Information Policy Considerations

Process

Views of the Access to Information Committee

To Facilitate Executive Directors’ Review

Annex: AI6733

1966-1967 Board Transcripts Related to Joaquin Gutierrez Cano

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Requested Disclosure of Board Records: Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2020-3 (Case Number AI6733) 1. Notification: The Executive Directors are hereby notified that the 40 transcripts listed in the attached Annex contain information that is responsive to a public request for access to certain records (Access to Information Case No. AI6733) . They have been determined by the Corporate Secretariat to be eligible for declassification and disclosure under the Bank’s Policy on Access to Information (“AI Policy”) . 2. Type, Nature and Information Classification of the Board Records Requested: The public request is for transcripts ofthe Board and Board Committees related to the work of Joaquin Gutierrez Cano, Executive Director for Spain, during 1966-1967. All the transcripts listed have the information classification Strictly Confidential. 3. Access to Information Policy Considerations: Under the AI Policy, information restricted only by the Deliberative Information exception is eligible for declassification and disclosure in accordance with the AI Policy’s declassification schedule. 1 The declassification schedule for transcripts of regular sessions of Board and Board Committee meetings subject only to the Deliberative Information exception is ten years 2. The 40 transcripts proposed for public disclosure have been determined to be subject only to the AI Policy’s Deliberative Information exception and satisfy their corresponding declassification schedule age requirements. Therefore, they are all eligible for declassification and disclosure. The AI Policy provides that the Board may, under exceptional circumstances, exercise the Bank’s prerogative to restrict access to Board records that would normally be disclosed, if it determines that the disclosure of the records would likely cause harm that would outweigh the benefits of the disclosure.3 4. Process: Under procedures approved by the Board, this consultation memorandum is being submitted to Executive Directors, so they have an opportunity to review and comment on the disclosure of these transcripts.4 Management is also consulted about the disclosure of Board records when relevant. After the closing date for comments, the transcripts for which concerns/objections have not been expressed by an Executive Director or management will be disclosed by management in accordance with the AI Policy. Any transcripts which receive concerns/objections from an Executive Director and/or management will be submitted to COGAM, and subsequently to the Board, for further consideration.5 5. Views of the Access to Information Committee: Based on the AI Policy’s declassification schedules noted above and the Corporate Secretariat’s indication of the type, 1 See AI Policy, Section III.B.6(a) and (b) . 2 See AI Policy, Section III.B.6(b)(ii) . SEC treats informal Board meetings as regular Board sessions for the purposes of AI Policy implementation. 3 See AI Policy, Section IV.2(a) . 4 Access to Information Policy: Streamlining Procedures for Disclosure of Board Records; R2016-0213[IDA/R2016- 0256] dated November 2, 2016, section 5(A) . 5 Id at 5(A)(ii)-(iii) . nature and information classification of the records at issue, it is the AIC’s view that all the Board records listed in the Annex are eligible for declassification under the AI Policy. 6. To Facilitate Executive Directors’ Review: The Annex lists the requested transcriptsand notes Executive Directors relevant to the subject matter or speaker.6 Review of the versions of the transcripts prepared for disclosure, listed in the Annex, can be arranged through the Corporate Secretariat’s Board Resource Center (ext: 81068, [brc@worldbank.org](brc@worldbank.org)). 6 This determination is made by SEC for convenience purposes and does not preclude any other Executive Director from expressing concerns/objections. Annex: AI6733 1966-1967 Board Transcript

FAQs

What records are requested for disclosure in AI6733?

The request seeks transcripts of the Board and Board Committees related to the work of Joaquin Gutierrez Cano, Executive Director for Spain, during 1966–1967.

Why are the transcripts eligible for disclosure under the AI Policy?

They are determined to be subject only to the Deliberative Information exception and meet the corresponding declassification schedule age requirements under the AI Policy.

How does the consultation and review process work for Executive Directors and management?

Executive Directors review and comment on the proposed disclosure; transcripts without expressed concerns/objections are disclosed by management. Items with concerns/objections are submitted to COGAM and then to the Board for further consideration.

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