Requested Disclosure of Board Records - Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2020-4 (Case Nos. AI6743 and AI6769)

Jul 19, 2026

Requested Disclosure of Board Records: Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2020-4 explains notice, scope, and process for public access to 24 specified Board records linked to Access to Information Case Nos. AI6743 and AI6769. It summarizes the nature of requests, applies the Bank’s Policy on Access to Information, and identifies that the records fall under the Deliberative Information exception with declassification schedules of five, ten, or twenty years. It sets consultation and review steps, including possible escalation to COGAM and the Board, and outlines how to arrange review via the Board Resource Center.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages8

Reading Time20 min

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Notification and Requested Records Overview

Scope, Information Classification, and Case Mapping

Access to Information Policy Considerations

Declassification Schedules and Exception Eligibility

Consultation Process and Review Path

Executive Directors’ Comments, COGAM, and Disclosure Timing

Views of the Access to Information Committee

Eligibility Determination Under the AI Policy

Facilitation of Executive Directors’ Review

Annexes A and B and Board Resource Center

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Requested Disclosure of Board Records: Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2020-4 (Case Numbers AI6743 and AI6769) 1. Notification: The Executive Directors are hereby notified that the 24 Board records listed in the attached Annexes A and B contain information that is responsive to public requests for access to certain records (Access to Information Case Nos. AI6743 and AI6769) . These records 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 requests are for records related to specific Board discussions, as summarized below. The information classifications for each record are noted in the Annexes. | AI Case No. | Nature of Request | No. of Board records responsive to request | | --- | --- | --- | | AI6743 | Board records related to Board discussions for the period of January 1, 2007 to January 1, 2014 regarding World Bank loans to Argentina | 10 | | AI6769 | Board records related to Board discussions of the 1965 United Nations General Assembly resolutions on Portugal and South Africa | 14 | | | Total number of documents under this consultation | 24 | 3. Access to Information Policy Considerations: All the identified records proposed for public disclosure have been determined to be subject only to the AI Policy’s Deliberative Information exception. Information restricted only by the Deliberative Information exception is eligible for declassification and disclosure in accordance with the AI Policy’s declassification schedule. 1 For the Board records listed in the Annexes, the declassification schedules are: (a) Five years, for Board minutes prepared before April 1, 2005 and Summaries of Discussion prepared before July 1, 2010 of regular session Board meetings; (b) Ten years, for transcripts and Executive Director Statements of regular sessions of Board meetings; and (c) Twenty years, for transcripts and minutes of executive sessions of Board meetings 2. As the records in the Annexes are subject only to the Deliberative Information exception and satisfy their corresponding declassification schedule age requirements 3, they are all eligible fordeclassification 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 1 AI Policy, Section III.B.6(b) . 2 AI Policy, Section III.B.6(b)(i)-(iii) . 3 SEC determined, in consultation with the Legal Vice Presidency, that the original version of the transcript marked as item 13 in Annex B contained information that is also subject the AI Policy’s Attorney-Client Privilege exception. The version of this transcript proposed for disclosure has had the information determined to be subject to the AttorneyClient Privilege exception redacted. Redaction is proposed in this instance on an exceptional basis due to the historically significant nature of the document. normally be disclosed, if it determines that the disclosure of the records would likely cause harm that would outweigh the benefits of the disclosure.4 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 records.5 Management is also consulted about the disclosure of Board records when relevant. After the closing date for comments, the records 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 records which receive concerns/objections from an Executive Director and/or management will be submitted to COGAM, and subsequently to the Board, for further consideration.6 5. V

FAQs

What is the purpose of this consultation memorandum for AI6743 and AI6769?

It notifies Executive Directors about proposed public disclosure of Board records responsive to the requests under the Bank’s Policy on Access to Information, and invites their review and comments.

Which policy basis determines whether the requested Board records can be declassified and disclosed?

The memorandum states the records are subject only to the Deliberative Information exception and that they meet the corresponding declassification schedule requirements under the AI Policy.

How are Executive Directors’ concerns handled after the comment closing date?

Records without objections are disclosed by management in accordance with the AI Policy. Records receiving concerns from an Executive Director and/or management are submitted to COGAM and then to the Board for further consideration.

Jul 19, 2026

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