Reading Room Document

Request for access to Department of Justice files from a Subcommittee of Senate Foreign Relations Committee

The document is a response to a memorandum regarding access to Department of Justice files. It states that while the Department's official action with respect to Congressional requests for information will be based on the President's memorandum of March 24, 1969, internal procedures for processing such requests remain subject to the Attorney General's Order No. 116-56. The document also mentions that the Division has recommended to the Deputy Attorney General that documents subject to Order No. 116-56 be made available to Congress in appropriate cases. The conclusion reached in the document is that the policy set forth in the President's memorandum of March 24, 1969 should be taken into account for the purpose of making such recommendations in the future. The questions presented for review include the procedures for processing Congressional requests for information and the recommendations made by the Division to the Deputy Attorney General.

April 21, 1969