It was circulated to dialogue participants prior to the dialogue to serve as the starting point for off-the-record deliberations.
Other aspects deemed helpful were the fact that the dialogue brought together many parties who could be involved in or affected by future decisions related to the issue, and that it allowed for frank and off-the-record deliberations.
CBS and ABC have recorded jury deliberations in several criminal trials in Maricopa County, Ariz., including one non-death penalty murder case.
That drew criticism that the aides were trying to evade the 1978 Presidential Records Act, which requires presidential administrations to keep records of deliberations, decisions and policies, including e-mail messages from official accounts.
The argument revolves around the confusing and inconclusive records of deliberations in Churchill's cabinet in May and June 1940 over whether Britain should discuss peace terms with Germany, records over which historians have argued for the 30 years that they have been available.
The meeting was made aware of the Amcu leader's initiative and its potential for peace and yet, as an official minute recorded: "After deliberations, the meeting endorsed the proposal to disarm the protesting masses and further indicated that additional resources must be made available".
People deliberating on an action usually have reasons to do more than one thing, and they are very seldom in the habit of leaving a written record of their deliberations.
It's very clear from this record of the deliberations that rock-bottom rates are in our crystal ball for an "extended period".
Though the obscure body was served by a small staff and a director who was paid $135,000 a year, city officials were unable last week to explain whether the panel has written rules, the extent of its records on its deliberations, or whether it met in person to deliberate.
4 documents to show that it had not deliberately misled Congress, but that it would not turn over records of internal deliberations after that.
