A US military document meant to act as an internal, formal record of a verbally or informally delivered communication.
A US military document meant to act as an internal, formal record of a verbally or informally delivered communication.
Colonel . He asked me to go over it with him and make such corrections as were necessary, so that it would be a memorandum for the record, of our recollection of what took place in General [George C.] Marshall's office that morning.
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(legal, US) A judicial opinion that does not create precedent.
(US, government) A legally binding directive issued by the President of the United States, typically requiring one or more government agencies to carry out specified actions or to commence a regulatory process.
(US, government) A statement issued by the president of the United States, encouraging or urging action on an issue of public policy, that is directed to executive agencies.
(US, military, historical) A document produced every morning for every basic unit of the United States army, detailing personnel changes for the previous day.
(North America, informal) A memoir written by or about a mother.