Bilateral Commission on the Future of United States-Mexican Relations Records and Papers, 1986 - 1988 (MSS 630)

Extent: 2.8 Linear feet (7 archives boxes)

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.

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.

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.

Container List

REPORTS

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

WORKING PAPERS

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 10
Minutas, 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