United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States

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The United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States, commonly known as the Rockefeller Commission, was a 1975 presidential commission tasked with investigating alleged illegal domestic activities by the CIA.

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instanceOf United States presidential commission
government commission of inquiry
aim recommend safeguards against future abuses by the CIA within the United States
alsoKnownAs Rockefeller Commission on CIA Activities NERFINISHED
appointedBy Gerald Ford NERFINISHED
archives U.S. National Archives and Records Administration NERFINISHED
chairperson Nelson A. Rockefeller NERFINISHED
commonName Rockefeller Commission NERFINISHED
concurrentWith United States House Select Committee on Intelligence NERFINISHED
United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Executive order of President Gerald Ford NERFINISHED
dissolved 1975
endTime 1975
field intelligence studies
national security
focus CIA files on U.S. citizens
CIA involvement in activities against antiwar and dissident groups
CIA mail-opening programs within the United States
domestic surveillance by the CIA
historicalContext post-Watergate reform era
inception January 1975
investigatedOrganization Central Intelligence Agency NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Executive Order 11828 NERFINISHED
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
member Edgar F. Shannon Jr. NERFINISHED
Erwin N. Griswold NERFINISHED
John T. Connor NERFINISHED
Lane Kirkland NERFINISHED
Lyman L. Lemnitzer NERFINISHED
Nelson A. Rockefeller NERFINISHED
Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED
namedAfter Nelson A. Rockefeller NERFINISHED
oversightSubject intelligence oversight
partOf post-Watergate intelligence investigations
publication Report to the President by the Commission on CIA Activities within the United States NERFINISHED
reportDate June 1975
reportedTo President of the United States NERFINISHED
startTime 1975
subjectOf investigation of CIA domestic activities
task investigate alleged illegal domestic activities by the CIA
review CIA compliance with its charter within the United States
timePeriod Cold War
typeOfInvestigation fact-finding commission

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Rockefeller Commission hasOfficialName United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
Rockefeller Commission producedWork United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
this entity surface form: Report to the President by the Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
Pike Committee seeAlso United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
this entity surface form: Rockefeller Commission