Memorandum for Alberto R. Gonzales, Counsel to the President, from John C. Yoo, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal Counsel, Re: Presidential Authority to Protect National Security Information

40 C) .0''U.S. Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel Office of the Deputy Assistant Attorney General Washington, D.C 20530 January 27, 2003 Memorandum for Alberto R. Gonzales Counsel to the President Re: PresidentialAuthority to Protect NationalSecurity Information You have asked us whether the President has the constitutional authority to withhold sensitive national security information from Congress involving the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction by other nations.