Mr. Atwater said the memorandum "spoke for itself" and added: "Any other interpretation I totally apologize for.

"It's time for Congressional Republicans to personalize the individual that is standing directly in the way of economic security, and even national security," the memorandum added.

A memorandum between officials of the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs referring to the prisoner exchange adds further evidence of its occurrence.

A spokesman for Mr. Blair has said that the memorandum does not add significantly to previous accounts of decision making before the war.

The memorandum added fuel to the flames and eventually, Pacifica temporarily shut down KPFA's offices.

The memorandum added that Republicans should "resolutely support our young men and women in the first few days until the situation clarifies."

The memorandum added, "The voluntary consent of the human subject is absolutely essential."

The memorandum added that Hercules had presented a "much better and much more complete analysis" of the light-weight graphite casing for the Delta 2's boosters.

The memorandum added that there was "no evidence" that Iraq still had weapons of mass destruction or the ability to make them, although it conceded that "suspicions remain."

Mr. Smith advised, the memorandum added, that Mr. Regan "must make it clear that those who give will get."