Availability of Information from Federal Departments and Agencies: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Eighty-fourth Congress, First Session-U.S. Government Printing Office, 1956 |
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17 letter Admiral BENNETT Admiral WARD agency Air Force answer apply Army Assistant Secretary ASTIA Attorney authority BAUR believe Chairman Chief civilian classified information clearance CLEMENTS committee concerned Congress coordination copy Counsel court DALEY declassified Department of Defense discussion document downgrading EDGERTON executive branch FASCELL Government guided missiles HARGUS HOFFMAN instructions JOHNSON JONES Judge Advocate KINNEY KUHFELD lawyers material matter MELOY memorandum ment military departments military security MILLARD MILLS MITCHELL Moss Navy NIEDERLEHNER October 26 Office of Security official act operation opinion personnel President problem procedure public information question recommendation record reference regulations release request research and development respect responsibility Robert Tripp Ross Ross Saturday Evening Post SCHOOLEY scientific Secretary of Defense section 22 Security Review specific speech staff statement subcommittee submitted talking technical thing tion unclassified understand United States Code VOM BAUR
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Seite 1978 - ... it is essential to the due administration of the Government that the boundaries fixed by the Constitution between the different departments should be preserved, a just regard to the Constitution and to the duty of my office, under all the circumstances of this case, forbids a compliance with your request.
Seite 1978 - It is also essential to the successful working of this system, that the persons entrusted with power in any one of these branches shall not be permitted to encroach upon the powers confided to the others, but that each shall by the law of its creation be limited to the exercise of the powers appropriate to its own department and no other.
Seite 1977 - Because it is essential to efficient and effective administration that employees of the Executive Branch be in a position to be completely candid in advising with each other on official matters, and because it is not in the public interest that any of their conversations or communications, or any documents or reproductions* concerning such advice be disclosed...
Seite 1978 - First, that the House was an inquest, and therefore might institute inquiries. Second, that it might call for papers generally. Third, that the Executive ought to communicate such papers as the public good would permit, and ought to refuse those the disclosure of which would injure the public: Consequently were to exercise a discretion.
Seite 1977 - It has long been recognized that to assist the Congress in achieving its legislative purposes every executive department or agency must, upon the request of a congressional committee, expeditiously furnish information relating to any matter within the jurisdiction of the committee, with certain historical exceptions — some of which are pointed out in the attached memorandum from the Attorney General.
Seite 1981 - PRESIDENT CLEVELAND'S ADMINISTRATION In 1886, during President Cleveland's administration, there was an extended discussion in the Senate with reference to its relations to the Executive caused by the refusal of the Attorney General to transmit to the Senate certain documents concerning the administration of the Office of the District Attorney for the Southern District of South Alabama, and suspension of George W.
Seite 1977 - It is believed to be one of the chief merits of the American system of written constitutional law, that all the powers intrusted to government, whether State or national, are divided into the three grand departments, the executive, the legislative, and the judicial. That the functions appropriate to each of these branches of government shall be vested in a separate body of public servants, and that...
Seite 1978 - That a committee be appointed to inquire into the causes of the failure of the late expedition under Major General St. Clair; and that the said committee be empowered to call for such persons, papers, and records, as may be necessary to assist their inquiries
Seite 1993 - The Secretary of the Treasury The Secretary of Defense The Attorney General The Secretary of the Interior The Secretary of Agriculture The Secretary of Commerce The Secretary of Labor...
Seite 1977 - Within this Constitutional framework each branch should cooperate fully with each other for the common good. However, throughout our history the President has withheld information whenever he found that what was sought was confidential or its disclosure would be incompatible with the public interest or jeopardize the safety of the Nation.