INVIOLABILITY OF FILES

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP59-00882R000300240157-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 28, 2001
• Sequence Number: 157
• Publication Date: September 15, 1947
• Content Type: MF

Approved Release 2001/08/24 :CIA-RDP59-00 R000300240157-7
OGC HAS REVIEWED.
ULAMUNDUM FOR C01 ACT
bMs The Assistant Director for Operations
Subjects Inviolability of Files
1. This office has reviewed your r uest of 00 Au ust
1948, for an opinion on the inviolability of files and reeords
your office and on the t"uxhix of information which itht
requestsd of ee*plcfssae in your branch* These nroble s 1 ,Ave
a long, history in the United states, and to to the k cart Of the
original concept of our form of o r nt. This history was
s%D aris.d in a letter dated April , 1. 30"16 s et then Attorney
General Robert 3. Jack to the Ron. Carl Vinson,, then Chaitazt
of the Cruse C ittoo oa Naval Affairs. That Comddttee3