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On December 19, 1985, Secretary of State George Shultz, stung the administration when he publically threatened to resign. This action was not based on a substantive disagreement over foreign policy. Instead, Shultz was demonstrating his strong opposition to an administration plan to require polygraph tests for all government officials with access to "highly classified information." Roughly 182,000 government employees were to be affected by this plan, including some 4,500 members of the State Department. From the outset, the Reagan administration had been strongly interested in crushing espionage activities within the U.S. Government due to several recent instances during which breeches in U.S. security occurred. This case provides several examples of times when security was breached and chronicles the Reagan Administration's plan to squash espionage. It then details the series of actions that followed as Congress debated the issue. HKS Case Number 681.0.

This case discusses the effect import taxes had on Harley-Davidson. Using statistics on "average unit value" of 790cc and larger imports, Harley determined that eh real value of imports had dropped by $883 between 1979 and 1982. As such, a tariff rate of 48% would be necessary to restore import values to their 1979 level. The case continues by documenting the process Harley Davidson underwent to propose and implement a tariff. Through Harley's process, Japanese cycle producers challenged Harley's case for a steep import. Japanese producers negotiated with Harley to find a solution that suits all parties. This case may be used to discuss demand elasticities, tariffs and regulations, and international business. It should be paired with HKS case This is HKS Case Number 780.0