Requested Disclosure of Board Records - Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2023-1 - Case Number AI8337

Jul 19, 2026

Requested Disclosure of Board Records: Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2023-1 (Case Number AI8337) provides a formal notice to Executive Directors regarding a board record responsive to a public request for access. The memorandum identifies the record as part of the Administrative Files of President Barber B. Conable and classifies its information as eligible for declassification under the Bank’s Access to Information (AI) Policy. It outlines policy considerations, a declassification schedule, exception handling, and the review process, including potential escalation to COGAM and final disclosure steps.

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Notification

Requested board record description and classification

Access to Information Policy considerations

Declassification eligibility under AI Policy

Process for review and disclosure

Executive Directors and management consultation

Views of the Access to Information Committee

Facilitating Executive Directors’ review

Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Requested Disclosure of Board Records: Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2023-1 (Case Number AI8337) 1. Notification: The Executive Directors are hereby notified that the Board record noted in paragraph 2 of this memorandum contains information that is responsive to a public request for access to certain records (Access to Information Case No. AI8337). It has 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 Requested Board Record: The public request is related to records captured within the Administrative Files of President Barber B. Conable. The Board record referred to in the following table has been determined to include information responsive to this request. | Document Title | Document Number | Information Classification | | --- | --- | --- | | Summary of Discussion of the IBRD/IDA Meeting of June 21, 1990 | SD90-37 | Official Use Only | 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 summaries of discussion (relating to Board meetings) prepared before July 1, 2010 is five years.2 As the record noted in paragraph 2 has been determined to be subject only to the AI Policy’s Deliberative Information exception and satisfies its corresponding declassification schedule age requirements, it is 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 this Board record.4 Management is also consulted about the disclosure of Board records when relevant. After the closing date for comments, if concerns/objections have not been expressed by an Executive Director or management the Board record will be disclosed by management in accordance with the AI Policy. If any concerns/objections from an Executive Director and/or management are received, they will be submitted to COGAM, and subsequently to the Board, for further consideration.5 1 AI Policy, Section III.B.6(a) and (b) . 2 AI Policy, Section III.B.6(b)(i) . 3 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) . 1 5. Views of the Access to Information Committee: Based on the AI Policy’s declassification schedule noted above and the Corporate Secretariat’s indication of the type, nature and information classification of the record at issue, it is the AIC’s view that the Board record listed in paragraph 2 is eligible for declassification under the AI Policy. 6. To Facilitate Executive Directors’ Review: The requested Board record can be accessed through the link provided in paragraph 2 and any questions regarding access can be referred to the Corporate Secretariat’s Board Resource Center (ext: 81068, [brc@worldbank.org](brc@worldbank.org)).

FAQs

What public request does this memorandum address?

It addresses a public request for access to certain board records, specifically a record responsive to Access to Information Case No. AI8337.

Why is the requested board record eligible for disclosure?

The memorandum states the record is eligible for declassification and disclosure under the AI Policy because it is subject only to the Deliberative Information exception and satisfies the required declassification schedule age requirements.

What is the process after Executive Directors review?

After the closing date for comments, if no concerns or objections are raised by an Executive Director or management, the board record will be disclosed in accordance with the AI Policy. If concerns are received, they are submitted to COGAM and then to the Board for further consideration.

Jul 19, 2026

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