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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Report to the President by the Commission on CIA Activities within the United States | 1 |
| Rockefeller Commission | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States presidential commission
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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
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United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdBy | Executive order of President Gerald Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1975 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1975 ⓘ |
| field |
intelligence studies
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national security ⓘ |
| focus |
CIA files on U.S. citizens
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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
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surface form:
United States federal government
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| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Executive Order 11828 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| member |
Edgar F. Shannon Jr.
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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
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review CIA compliance with its charter within the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| typeOfInvestigation | fact-finding commission ⓘ |
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Rockefeller Commission
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United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
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Rockefeller Commission
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United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
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this entity surface form:
Report to the President by the Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
Pike Committee
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United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
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this entity surface form:
Rockefeller Commission