"This was a historical memo prepared by the agency because the president was asking questions about what we knew" about domestic terrorism threats.

The memo, prepared with the help of McKinsey & Company, said the board was to consider the recommendations in November.

One document was a memo prepared before Mr. Grecian's arrest.

The teamsters, a memo prepared for him noted, had given more than $2 million to Democratic candidates in 1992.

An internal memo prepared by the agency's chief financial officer in January said that the S.B.A. had dropped below its minimal staffing levels because of budget shortfalls.

When Robert Bork was nominated to the Supreme Court in 1987, the Senate was given access to memos prepared while he was solicitor general.

The memo, prepared after that trip, has been circulated to cabinet-level officials who are participating in the administration's review of Iraq strategy.

In a memo prepared for the Governor's office, the administration anticipated criticism over a proposed $2.7 million cut in the amount budgeted for permit reviews.

Corumba had ninety thousand people, according to yet another memo prepared by Josh's staff.

"Without timely material and moral support from other democratic countries, fragile transitions to democratic rule could be lost," said a memo prepared by State Department analysts.