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093825 1 (1977-04-04)

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                   A REVIEW OF  .CTIONS BEING
             TAKEN IN THE UNITED STATES TO CONTROL
                QUESTIONABLE CORPORATE PAYMENTS -1

                     PAPER  PRESENTED BY
                        ELMER B, STAATS
                  COMPTROLLER  GENERAL OF THE
                        UNITED  STATES
          AT  THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE
    INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION  OF SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS
                        MALAGA,  SPAIN         l)LC OL/ 3 tf
                        APRIL  4, 1977


                                                         093825


     Over the past few years many American corporations have

disclosed payments made to government officials of other

countries, their political parties or others to obtain business

advantages.  The payments usually were made as petty corrup-

tion to facilitate favorable action, to gain competitive

advantage over others, or because of extortion by corrupt

officials or their agents.

     Some corporations are said to have falsified their

records, lied to auditors, used off-the-books or slush

funds and, in some cases, illegally deducted on their Federal

income tax returns, to reduce their taxes, the improper

foreign payments as normal and necessary business expenses.

     These revelations have had a political impact in those

other countries concerned, have diminished the international


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