Under Secretary of State Reuben Clark denied that Roosevelt's intervention claims flowed from the Monroe Doctrine. His memorandum still retained the United States' asserted right and duty to take the same actions. Both positions rested primarily on presidential speeches rather than statutes. By separating intervention rights from the Monroe label, the memorandum changed the political rationale without surrendering claimed regional authority.
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The Clark Memorandum narrowed the label, not the power
The Clark Memorandum rejected Roosevelt's interpretation of Monroe while preserving an independent American right and duty to intervene.