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...wrote a nine-page memo, and I got all of these wonderful letters [and] reassurances [from various Harvard administrators]. They assured me they were as committed to public service as I was," said Timothy P. McCarthy '93, who coordinated HAND in his senior year. "They have hired a fundraising marionette...
...Leary also insisted that the reports from Carma International, which was paid more than $43,000 in public money to rate press coverage of the Department, were not used to compile an "enemies list" or reward favorable coverage. At the same time, House staffers made public several internal memos that suggested DOE public relations staffers took Carma to heart. According to one from last May 12, DOE media specialists were told to develop a list of "problem publications and reporters." A followup memo says the task was "part of a direct request from the secretary and the assistant secretaries...
Investcorp's biggest deal ever was the 1990 takeover of Saks Fifth Avenue. When Investcorp bought the prestigious chain, it was evidently hoping to repeat its triumph with Tiffany. Investcorp certainly promoted Saks to its clients that way. A 1990 private-placement memo to Arab clients obtained by TIME contains an extremely bullish forecast on the first page: Saks was expected to produce an investment return of 25.9% a year, and was likely to be sold within four years. One reason Investcorp failed to repeat its Tiffany coup with Saks is that the $1.6 billion purchase price was $200 million...
...memo from the Nigerian Government to Shell Nigeria, a large commercial driller in the region, suggested the doing away with or "wasting" Ogoni leaders...
...days after the memo was sent, Saro-Wiwa was arrested...