Requested Disclosure of Board Records : Access to Information Consultation Memorandum 2026-1 (Case Number AI10339)

Overview & Synopsis

This consultation memorandum notifies the Executive Directors of a public request under Access to Information Case No. AI10339 for six archived Board records from 1946 to 1947 concerning the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development relationships with the United Nations and the Food and Agriculture Organization, including early liaison reports with the International Monetary Fund, minutes of regular Board meetings, a legal interpretation report on United Nations relations, a summary of an oral report on the Food and Agriculture Organization Preparatory Commission, and a supplement on policy discussions; all six records are classified Confidential, fall under the Deliberative Information exception of the Policy on Access to Information (ATI Policy), and meet the ATI Policy declassification schedules for pre April 2005 Board minutes and miscellaneous memoranda. The memorandum outlines the consultation process whereby Executive Directors and management may review proposed disclosure versions through the Corporate Secretariat Board Resource Center and provide comments; absent objections, management will disclose the records in line with the ATI Policy, while any records attracting concerns will be referred to the Committee on Governance and Executive Directors Administrative Matters (COGAM) and then to the Board for decision. The Access to Information Committee (AIC) concludes that, based on the ATI Policy declassification schedules and the Corporate Secretariat’s classification determinations, all six records are eligible for declassification and disclosure, subject to the Board’s prerogative in exceptional circumstances to restrict access if likely harm outweighs benefits. No policy changes are proposed, and the actions proceed under the ATI Policy and the 2016 streamlined procedures for disclosure of Board records.