E. Historical Information[40]
Information available 20 years after issuance
77.
Historical information is publicly available 20 years after issuance.
Information available
five years after issuance
78.
Historical information that was not publicly available at the time
of its issuance, but would be publicly available under this policy,
is publicly available 5 years after issuance.
(a) information related to a Bank-supported project may only
be made publicly available after the project has been completed
and the borrower has given its consent to such proposed disclosure;
and
(b) information related to a country may only be made publicly
available after the country concerned has given its consent
to such proposed disclosure.
Other historical information
79.
Accelerated release. Historical information not publicly available
under paragraph 78 may nevertheless be made publicly available if
such availability is in the interest of the Bank and the development
community. Any such information relating to a country
may only be made publicly available after (a) the country concerned
has given its consent to such proposed disclosure and (b) the country
director concerned, in consultation with the chief counsel concerned,
has authorized such proposed disclosure.
80.
Special access. On a case-by-case basis, outside parties
(such as researchers, staff of other development agencies, former
staff members, or former Executive Directors) may be granted special
access to historical information that is otherwise not publicly
available. Any such grant of special access is subject to the condition
that the information gained through research shall not be disclosed
or published without the express permission of the director concerned,
in consultation with the chief counsel concerned. Any such information relating to a country
may only be made publicly available after (a) the country concerned
has given its consent to such proposed disclosure and (b) the country
director, in consultation with the chief counsel concerned, has
authorized such proposed disclosure.
81.
Requests for access to any historical information must identify
the specific information requested; blanket requests for access
to such information are not accepted.
Historical information is made publicly available only after
any issues of confidentiality, sensitivity, and Bank-country relations
as determined by the Bank, have been dealt with as appropriate.
Upon receipt by the Bank for a request for historical information:
(a) the Chief Archivist obtains the approval of the director and
chief counsel concerned; and (b) if the information relates to a
particular country or countries and was issued less than 20 years
prior to the request, the country director(s) concerned obtain(s)
the consent of the country concerned. The information is made available to the requester
only after all such authorizations and consents have been received.
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