Reading Room Document

Dissemination to the Government Printing Office of Bureau records concerning either the Government Printing Office or its employees.

The document addresses the question of whether the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is authorized to disseminate its reports and memoranda to the Government Printing Office (GPO) outside the executive branch. The conclusion reached is that there is no legal impediment to the exchange or dissemination of FBI investigatory reports to the GPO. The document also discusses the distinction between executive and legislative branches in the context of government-wide uniform concerns, as well as the authority of the Bureau to detect and prosecute crimes against the United States. The questions presented for review include the advisability of initiating such a practice towards the GPO and the potential misuse of information by the GPO.

August 19, 1974