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National security directive

National security directives are presidential directives issued for the National Security Council (NSC). Starting with Harry Truman, every president since the founding of the National Security Council in 1947 has issued national security directives in one form or another,[1] which have involved foreign, military and domestic policies.[2] National security directives are generally highly classified[3] and are available to the public only after "a great many years" have elapsed.[4] Unlike executive orders, national security directives are usually directed only to the National Security Council and the most senior executive branch officials, and embody foreign and military policy-making guidance rather than specific instructions.[5]

Continuity of Operations Plan

(NSPD-51)

National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive

PDD-62

Presidential directive

Relyea, Harold C. (26 November 2008). (PDF). Congressional Research Service. Order Code 98-611 GOV.

"Presidential Directives: Background and Overview"

(14 January 1992). "National security: The use of presidential directives to make and implement U.S. policy: Report to the Chairman, Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Relations, House of Representatives" (PDF). GAO/NSIAD-92-72.

General Accounting Office

(28 December 1988). "National security: The use of presidential directives to make and implement U.S. policy: Report to the Chairman, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives". GAO/NSIAD-89-31.

General Accounting Office

Dwyer, Catherine M. (November–December 2002). "The U.S. Presidency and national security directives: An overview". Journal of Government Information. 29 (6): 410–419. :10.1016/j.jgi.2002.05.001.

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a comprehensive listing of national security directives by the Federation of American Scientists

Presidential Directives and Executive Orders