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THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 5425

TO AMEND SECTION 552 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE,
KNOWN AS THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

AND

H.R. 4960

TO AMEND SECTION 552 OF TITLE 5 OF THE UNITED STATES
CODE TO LIMIT EXEMPTIONS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFOR-
MATION, TO ESTABLISH A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
COMMISSION, AND TO FURTHER AMEND THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT

MAY 2, 7, 8, 10, AND 16, 1973

Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations

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THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

HEARINGS

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

COMMITTEE ON

GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS

FIRST SESSION

ON

H.R. 5425

TO AMEND SECTION 552 OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE,
KNOWN AS THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

AND

H.R. 4960

TO AMEND SECTION 552 OF TITLE 5 OF THE UNITED STATES
CODE TO LIMIT EXEMPTIONS TO DISCLOSURE OF INFOR-
MATION, TO ESTABLISH A FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
COMMISSION, AND TO FURTHER AMEND THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT

MAY 2, 7, 8, 10, AND 16, 1973

Printed for the use of the Committee on Government Operations

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COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

JACK BROOKS, Texas

CHET HOLIFIELD, California, Chairman

L. H. FOUNTAIN, North Carolina
ROBERT E. JONES, Alabama
JOHN E. MOSS, California
DANTE B. FASCELL, Florida
HENRY S. REUSS, Wisconsin

TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts
WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania
WM. J. RANDALL, Missouri

BENJAMIN S. ROSENTHAL, New York
JIM WRIGHT, Texas

FERNAND J. ST GERMAIN, Rhode Island
JOHN C. CULVER, Iowa

FLOYD V. HICKS, Washington
DON FUQUA, Florida

JOHN CONYERS, JR., Michigan

BILL ALEXANDER, Arkansas
BELLA S. ABZUG, New York

HAROLD D. DONOHUE, Massachusetts
JAMES V. STANTON, Ohio
LEO J. RYAN, California

FRANK HORTON, New York
JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois
JOHN W. WYDLER, New York
CLARENCE J. BROWN, Ohio
GUY VANDER JAGT, Michigan
GILBERT GUDE, Maryland

PAUL N. MCCLOSKEY, JR., California
JOHN H. BUCHANAN, JR., Alabama
SAM STEIGER, Arizona
GARRY BROWN, Michigan
CHARLES THONE, Nebraska
RICHARD W. MALLARY, Vermont
STANFORD E. PARRIS, Virginia
RALPH S. REGULA, Ohio
ANDREW J. HINSHAW, California
ALAN STEELMAN, Texas
JOEL PRITCHARD, Washington
ROBERT P. HANRAHAN, Illinois

HERBERT ROBACK, Staff Director
ELMER W. HENDERSON, General Counsel
MILES Q. ROMNEY, Counsel-Administrator
J. P. CARLSON, Minority Counsel

WILLIAM H. COPENHAVER, Minority Professional Staff

FOREIGN OPERATIONS AND GOVERNMENT INFORMATION SUBCOMMITTEE

WILLIAM S. MOORHEAD, Pennsylvania, Chairman

JOHN E. MOSS, California

JOHN N. ERLENBORN, Illinois

TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts PAUL N. MCCLOSKEY, JR., California JIM WRIGHT, Texas

BILL ALEXANDER, Arkansas BELLA S. ABZUG, New York

JAMES V. STANTON, Ohio

CHET HOLIFIELD, California

GILBERT GUDE, Maryland CHARLES THONE, Nebraska

RALPH S. REGULA, Ohio

EX OFFICIO

FRANK HORTON, New York

WILLIAM G. PHILLIPS, Staff Director

NORMAN G. CORNISH, Deputy Staff Director

HAROLD F. WHITTINGTON, Professional Staff Member
L. JAMES KRONFELD, Counsel

MARTHA M. DOTY, Clerk
ALMEDA J. HARLEY, Secretary

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Black, Creed, editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia, Pa..

Brucker, Herbert, Windsor, Vt_

Buzhardt, J. Fred, General Counsel, Department of Defense; accom-

panied by Jerry W. Friedheim, Assistant Secretary of Defense...

Dixon, Robert G., Jr., Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legal

Counsel, Department of Justice; accompanied by Robert Saloschin,

Office of Legal Counsel...

Franck, Thomas M., director, Center for International Studies, New

York University, and professor of law--

Hanrahan, Hon. Robert P., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Illinois_

Horton, Hon. Frank, a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York__.

Koop, Theodore, Radio-Television News Directors Association..
Lampson, E. W., president, Ohio Newspaper Association; accom-
panied by Ted Serrill, executive vice president, National News-
paper_Association____

Miller, John T., Jr., chairman, section of administrative law, Ameri-
can Bar Association; accompanied by Richard Noland_

Mink, Hon. Patsy T., a Representative in Congress from the State of

Hawaii

Mollenhoff, Clark, Washington bureau chief, Des Moines Register__
Plesser, Ronald, Center for the Study of Responsive Law--.
Scalia, Antonin, Chairman, Administrative Conference of the United
States; accompanied by Richard K. Berg, Executive Secretary___
Shattuck, John, staff counsel, American Civil Liberties Union__
Sheldon, Courtney R., chairman, Freedom of Information Committee,
Sigma Delta Chi_.

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274

252

238

Smyser, Richard, editor, the Oak Ridger, Oak Ridge, Tenn
Wiggins, J. R., publisher, Ellsworth-American, Ellsworth, Maine..
Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by-
Brucker, Herbert, Windsor, Vt., statement__

47

37

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Buzhardt, J. Fred, General Counsel, Department of Defense:
Information regarding court cases--

221

Statutory recommendation regarding classified information re-
ceived by Members of Congress.

225

Erlenborn, Hon. John N., a Representative in Congress from the
State of Illinois_-_

27

Franck, Thomas M., director, Center for International Studies, New
York University, and professor of law, statement--

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