Reading Room Document

Dissemination of information made available to the Commission on Government Security

This document discusses the applicability of Executive Order 10501 to the Commission on Government Security, and whether the Commission is within the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. The conclusion reached is that certain provisions of the Executive Order, specifically sections 5(1) and 7(b), should be regarded as applicable to the Commission. The document presents questions about the Commission's status within the Executive Branch, the potential offensive nature of applying the Executive Order to the Commission, and the practicality and necessity of subjecting the Commission to all the provisions of the Order.

June 21, 1956