Reading Room Document

The extent to which [the EEOC] may be given access to information obtained by the President's Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity.

The document is a response to an inquiry about the extent to which one agency of the government can access information obtained by another agency. The conclusion reached is that, in the absence of a prohibition of law or regulation, there is no obstacle to the release of information or documents between agencies. The document also suggests that a specific section of the regulations of the President's Committee may need to be amended to remove any doubt about the release of investigative reports to the inquiring agency. The questions presented for review include the extent to which one agency can access information obtained by another agency, and whether a specific section of the regulations needs to be amended to facilitate the release of investigative reports.

October 7, 1965