His memo had warned that Labour was still not ready for government.

One recent memo warned that the welfare plan could leave "children pushed deeper into poverty."

The internal memo warned supervisors that they were opening too many child protection cases without closing old ones.

Indeed, the memo warns that some may get only a 2 percent raise while others will get more than 10 percent.

Yet the memo also warned against taking too repressive a line, for that might antagonize the population and create dissident heroes.

The memo warns that "as hard as it is to believe," Helms campaign stickers and signs are inspiring "troubling" incidents.

The memo warns that free software can meet or exceed the quality of commercial programs and describes it as a potentially serious threat to Microsoft.

"The principle of association only applies when the association with the candidates is believable," the memo warned.

"Do not threaten to call the police or have him thrown out," one company's memo warned.

The Chancellor's memo warns that even the classroom may not be spared from the budget cuts.