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ITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
       WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548


,,ICE OF GENERAL COUNSEL


IN REPLY
REPR TO: B-173761

  December 1, 1978


Boston, MA   02101

Dear

     Your letter zerox dated October 29, 1978, has been referred to me
for reply.

     Your letter refers to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) 5 U.S.C.
552. As an agency responsible to Congress, GAO is not subject to the
Freedom of Information Act. It is our policy, however, to make our records
available to the public to the extent disclosure is consistent with our
function and responsibilities to the Congress and is not prohibited by
law. We have issued regulations concerning the availability of GAO records
to the public. The regulations are contained in Part 81 of title 4 of
the Code of Federal Regulations.

     In reply to your note concerning all paperwork and notations made
concerning your inquiry, we have no paperwork or notations made in this
regard.

     In reply to your request that GAO impound the Government records
delineated in your zerox of 18 pages, we must advise you that the General
Accounting Office has no jurisdiction or authority over other agencies
and the compliance or non-compliance with the Freedom of Information Act;
nor do we have authority to impound records.

                                    Sincerely yours,
                                         * .,


                                    Henry R. Wray
                                    Assistant General Counsel


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