memorandum for the record

English

Noun

memorandum for the record (plural memorandums for the record or memoranda for the record)

1. 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)‎^[1], 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)‎^[2], Washington, DC, November 9, 2022 [administrative revision date], AR 25-50, page 11