Reading Room Document

Response to your letter of May 18, 1965, with regard to the contract which your Agency proposes to enter into with Donohue, Kaufmann and Shaw.

The document is a response to a letter regarding a proposed contract between an agency and a law firm. It discusses the legal statutes and history related to the hiring of outside counsel by government agencies. The conclusion reached is that the agency has the power to enter into the contract without certification by the Attorney General. The document presents questions about the interpretation of specific statutes, the scope of legal services, and the necessity of certification for outside counsel, which are open for review.

June 1, 1965