memorandum for the record
English
Noun
memorandum for the record (plural memorandums for the record or memoranda for the record)
- A US military document meant to act as an internal, formal record of a verbally or informally delivered communication.
- 1946, “Testimony of Rufus S. Bratton”, in Proceedings of Army Pearl Harbor Board (Hearings Before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor Attack), volume 29, Washington, DC: United States Government Printing Office, page 2347:
- Colonel [Rufus S.] Bratton. […] 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.
Synonyms
- memorandum for record, memo for the record, memo for record
- MFR, MR
Further reading
- “Preparing Memorandums”, in Preparing and Managing Correspondence (Information Management: Records Management), Washington, DC, 2020-10-10, AR 25-50, pages 10–11