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
appointedBy Gerald Ford
archives U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
chairperson Nelson A. Rockefeller
linked to: Nelson Rockefeller
commonName Rockefeller Commission
concurrentWith United States House Select Committee on Intelligence
United States Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities
country United States
createdBy Executive order of President Gerald Ford
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
jurisdiction United States federal government
languageOfWork English
legalBasis Executive Order 11828
locatedIn Washington, D.C.
member Edgar F. Shannon Jr.
Erwin N. Griswold
John T. Connor
Lane Kirkland
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
Nelson A. Rockefeller
linked to: Nelson Rockefeller

Ronald Reagan
namedAfter Nelson A. Rockefeller
linked to: Nelson Rockefeller
oversightSubject intelligence oversight
partOf post-Watergate intelligence investigations
publication Report to the President by the Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
reportDate June 1975
reportedTo President of the United States
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 Report to the President by the Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
linked to: United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
Pike Committee seeAlso Rockefeller Commission
linked to: United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States publication Report to the President by the Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
linked to: United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States
CIA Technical Services Staff subjectOf U.S. congressional investigations into MKUltra
linked to: United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States