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National Security: The Use of Presidential Directives To Make and Implement U.S. Policy

NSIAD-89-31 Published: Dec 28, 1988. Publicly Released: Mar 10, 1989.
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In response to a congressional request, GAO examined presidential directives issued through the National Security Council (NSC) since 1947 and subsequently released in unclassified form to determine how the current and previous administrations used them to make and implement U.S. policy.

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