The Clark Memorandum of the Monroe Doctrine was announced 1930 by Hoover (originally drafted in 1928)
Rejects the notion that the Roosevelt Corollary is part of the Monroe Doctrine
Asserts that the U.S. has an interest in Latin America for the purpose of self-preservation
Asserted the primary purpose of the Doctrine was to protect Latin American nations from intervention by European powers, not to victimize or oppress Latin American nations
The Clark Memo was the foundation of Hoover’s Good Neighbor Policy