Filetype: Legal Memorandum
Uploaded On: February 9, 2024
File Name: Authority to use troops to protect federal functions, including the safeguarding of foreign embassies in the United States
File Date: May 11, 1970
To: Honorable Robert E. Jordan, III, General Counsel, Department of the Army
From: William H. Rehnquist, Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel
Acquired By: Chris Mirasola
Perma Link: https://perma.cc/VA5A-562L
This document was acquired by Chris Mirasola from the Department of Justice. Professor Mirasola cites this document in his article, “Sovereignty, Article II, and the Military During Domestic Unrest,” published in Volume 15 of the Harvard National Security Journal.
Professor Mirasola’s FOIA response is included below.