Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations Records and Papers
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Descriptive Summary
Title: Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations Records and Papers
Identifier/Call Number: MSS 0630
Contributing Institution:
Special Collections & Archives, UC San Diego
9500 Gilman Drive
La Jolla, California, 92093-0175
Languages:
English
Physical Description:
2.8 Linear feet
(7 archives boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1986 - 1988
Abstract: The Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations was formed in 1986 by a group of intellectuals,
public servants and private citizens to assess policy, problems, and opportunities between the two countries. The collection
includes drafts of the Commission's published 1989 report,
The Challenge of Interdependence, and copies of other working papers, agendas, and reports documenting the group's activities.
Creator:
Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations.
Historical Background
The Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations was formed in 1986 by a group of intellectuals,
public servants and private citizens to assess policy, problems, and opportunities at a moment in time when new administrations
were being voted into office in both countries. The goal of the Commission was to improve the climate of conflict and recrimination
between the United States and Mexico by making recommendations, via published papers and a 1989 report, on how the countries
could improve relations. The Commission believed the five most important areas for enhanced bilateral cooperation were economics,
immigration, illicit drugs, foreign policy, and education/public opinion. The staff directors were Rosario Green, director
of the Matias Romero Institute in Mexico City, and Peter H. Smith, professor of political science and Latin American studies
at UC San Diego.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations was formed in 1986 by a group of intellectuals,
public servants and private citizens to assess policy, problems, and opportunities between the two countries. The collection
includes drafts of the Commission's published 1989 report,
The Challenge of Interdependence, and copies of other working papers, agendas, and reports documenting the group's activities.
Arranged in two series: 1) REPORTS, and 2) WORKING PAPERS.
Acquisition Information
Acquired 1990.
Preferred Citation
Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations Records and Papers, MSS 630. Special Collections & Archives,
UC San Diego.
Publication Rights
Publication rights are held by the creator of the collection.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations.
Mexico -- Relations -- United States
United States -- Relations -- Mexico
The Challenge of Interdependence: Report of the Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States - Mexican Relations
Box 1
First, second and third drafts, with references
1988
Box 2, Folder 1-3
Final draft and references
1988 August - September
Box 2, Folder 4
Press release
1988 November 17
El Desafio de la Interdependencia: Hacia un Mejor Entendimiento entre Mexico y Estados Unidos
Box 2, Folder 5-7
Second and third drafts
1988 July-August
Box 3
Third draft (continued) and final drafts, with references
Box 4, Folder 1
Mexico y Estados Unidos en la Cadena Mundial del Narcotrafico...
1986
Box 4, Folder 2
Policies and Procedures for the Project on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations
June 1986
Box 4, Folder 3
Agendas, Programs and Working Documents
October 1986
Box 4, Folder 4
Reunion Comité Academico
Fall 1986
Box 4, Folder 5
Primera Reunion de la Comisión Sobre el Futuro
Fall 1986
Box 4, Folder 6
Victor L. Urquidi, "Scientific and Technological Cooperation for Development" Towards a New Outlook" - Lincoln-Juarez Lecture
1986 November 13
Box 4, Folder 7
Informe Sobre la Segunda Reunion
January 1987
Box 4, Folder 8
Agenda and Working Documents for the Third Plenary Session
April 1987
Box 4, Folder 9
Economic Issues in United States-Mexican Relations - Prospectus and Perspectives
April 1987
Box 4, Folder 11
Midyear Report and Calendar of Events
July 1987
Box 4, Folder 12
Working Documents on Inter-State Relations - Meeting of the Subgroup
July 1987
Box 4, Folder 13
Agenda and Commissioned Papers for the Migration Workshop
August 1987
Box 5, Folder 1
Final Agenda and Commissioned Papers for the Meeting of the Subgroup of Narcotics
August 1987
Box 5, Folder 2
Working Documents for the Migration Workshop
August 1987
Box 5, Folder 3
Agenda and Background Documents for the Fourth Plenary Session
September 1987
Box 5, Folder 4
Agenda and Commissioned Papers for the Economic Workshop
September 1987
Box 5, Folder 5
Minutes and Plans
October 1987
Box 5, Folder 6-7
Workshop on Cultural and Communications - Agenda, Papers and Background Documents
October 1987
Box 5, Folder 8
Agenda and Background Documents for the Fifth Plenary Session
December 1987
Box 5, Folder 9
Workshops on Economics - Agenda and Papers
December 1987
Box 5, Folder 10
Economics IV: Analysis and Recommendations - Agenda and Background Documents
January 1988
Box 6, Folder 1-2
Workshop on Inter-State Relations - Agenda and Commissioned Papers
February 1988
Box 6, Folder 3
Economics - Minutes and Background Documents
March 1988
Box 6, Folder 4
Culture and Communication
Spring 1988
Box 6, Folder 5-6
Inter-State Relations
Spring 1988
Box 6, Folder 7
Migration and Narcotics, Pt. 1
Spring 1988
Box 7, Folder 1
Migration and Narcotics, Pt. 2
Spring 1988
Box 7, Folder 2
Economics - Background Papers
Spring 1988
Box 7, Folder 3
Minutes from Workshops
June 1988
Box 7, Folder 4
Sixth Plenary Session - Agenda and Documents
June 1988
Box 7, Folder 5
Sixth Plenary Session - Agenda and Documents
July 1988
Box 7, Folder 6
Schedules and Meetings
1988 - 1989
Box 7, Folder 8-9
Economía de la Interdependencia