Reading Room Document

Approval by the State Department of LEAA Grants to the United Nations

The document discusses the authority of the State Department to review LEAA grants to international organizations, specifically the United Nations Social Defense Research Institute. The conclusion reached is that the State Department does have the statutory authority to provide LEAA grants to international organizations, and that the requirement for State Department consent applies to financial aid to international organizations. The document also raises the question of whether the GAO must have access to the records of UN recipients of LEAA funds for audit purposes, and concludes that the "more fundamental issue" of the GAO audit requirements with respect to United Nations organizations is properly reached.

November 12, 1974