At last week's hearing, two dozen defense lawyers crowded into Judge Chin's courtroom clamoring for their own copies of the Government memorandum.

"These tests do not clearly demonstrate the safety problems of small cars," said one Government memorandum describing some of the tests that the safety agency conducted.

Government memorandums show that top officials of the Federal Energy Department are still giving production of nuclear weapons a higher priority than safety, an influential Congressman says.

"It acknowledges that there is no evidence of Mr. Milken's involvement in any improprieties involving Princeton/Newport," Mr. Liman said of the Government memorandum.

A confidential Government memorandum stated that major steel companies that have not yet filed for bankruptcy have potential claims against the Government totaling $4 billion to $6 billion.

Mr. Kaczynski said the Government memorandum distorted facts for "purely political" motives.

A Government memorandum about Lincoln Savings raised questions about the competence of the man appointed by the Government as chief executive of the institution.

Twenty-five percent was the black illegitimacy rate that moved Daniel Patrick Moynihan in 1965 to write his much-debated Government memorandum warning about the state of the black family.

Government Arguments Technically, the Government memorandum argues against some earlier defense motions, specifically that some of the defendants be severed from the case.

These partnerships received a total of 1.23 million shares in Harris Graphics at $1 a share, according to the Government memorandum.