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094639 1 (1975-09-24)

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            United States General Accounting Office
                    Washington, D.C.   20548


                                FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY
                                Expected at 9:00 a.m. EDT
                                Wednesday, September 24, 1975


                         STATEMENT OF                LM094639

  ELMER B. STAATS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES

                         BEFORE THE

    SUBCOMMITTEE ON CIVIL RIGHTS AND CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS

               HOUSE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

                             ON

           DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE OPERATIONS OF THE

               FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATIO!


Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee:

     Our testimony today deals with our review of the_-FB sAC-

domestic intelligence operations. This review, undertaken

last year at the request of the    b Cirman of the House Judiciar/q rc)-

Committee, is still underway but far enough along to be

helpful in carrying out your oversight functions.

     The purpose of our review is to determine how the FBI

is carrying out its domestic intelligence responsibilities.

     Our statement is in two parts.   First we will discuss

(1) how we did our review, (2) the problems encountered,

(3) the nature of the FBI's domestic intelligence operation

and resources applied, and (4) the legal basis for the

FBI's domestic intelligence operation. Second we will discuss
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