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Memo Review of President Truman's Assistant, David Lloyd. Summary outline of discussion of long-term international problems for January 1950

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Memo being reviewed: Summary Outline of Discussion of Long-Term International Problems for January 1950, by David Lloyd This review examines a memo by President Harry Truman’s assistant David Lloyd, who is providing policy options for foreign investment...

Memorandum on the present state of British Relations with France and Germany

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Memorandum on the present state of British Relations with France and Germany is a memorandum to British Foreign Secretary Sir Edward Grey by Sir Eyre Crowe, an official at the Foreign office, on the growing threat of Imperial Germany to the United Kingdom...

Memo from the Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, "Next Steps on Suicide Prevention in the Military," 03/16/2023

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Memo reviewed by, Guido Torres, HKS NSF, Manual Ortiz-Senior, HKS MPA/MC, and Shivani Gupta, HKS MPA/ID The memo titled ‘Next Steps on Suicide Prevention’ serves to address the critical concern of suicides within the Department of Defense. The memo...

Israeli Nuclear Program: Memo to President Nixon from Henry Kissinger, 7/16/69

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Memo Review by Alex Dubin, HKS MPP President Richard Nixon (center), Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir (left), and Secretary of State, Henry Kissinger (right), in the Oval Office. Memo: https://www.nixonlibrary.gov/sites/default/files/virtuallibrary...

1995 Moscow Summit, "Moment of Truth": Memo to President Clinton from Strobe Talbott, 4/15/1995

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Memo Review by Alex Dubin, HKS MPP The end of the Cold War and the disintegration of the Soviet Union generated an enormous peace dividend and left the U.S. as the world’s sole superpower. However, the question of how to effectively engage with post...

LBJ's Conversation with Israeli Foreign Minister Abba Eban: Memo to President Johnson from Secretary of State Rusk, 05/26/1967

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Memo Review by Alex Dubin, HKS MPP In this 1967 policy memo, Secretary of State Dean Rusk writes a concise and compelling memo to President Lyndon Johnson, which includes talking points for an upcoming meeting during a tense period just before the Six Day...

U.S. and Soviet Anti-Satellite Capabilities: Memo to President Ford from National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft, 07/24/1976

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Memo Review by Alex Dubin, HKS MPP President Gerald Ford and National Security Advisor Brent Scowcroft. The U.S. National Archives The Space Race began in October 1957 when the Soviets shocked the United States by launching Sputnik 1 into orbit. The U.S...

"Our Response to Soviet Intervention in Afghanistan," a Memo to President Jimmy Carter, From: Assistant for National Security Affairs, Date: 12/29/79

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Memo reviewed by James J. McDonnell, National Security Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School Brzezinski, the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (currently called the National Security Advisor) under Jimmy Carter, wrote a memo to outline...

"Iraq: The Perfect Storm" - Memo to Secretary of State, Collin Powell from Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs on the dangers of invading Iraq

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Memo reviewed by Dimas Muhamad, HKS Master's candidate In 2002, William Burns, the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, wrote to Secretary of State Collin Powell on the dangers of invading Iraq in this memo. Overall, the substance of the...