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| − | |members= Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Ronald Reagan, Edgar F. Shannon Jr., David W. Belin, John T. Connor, C. Douglas Dillon, Erwin N. Griswold, Lane Kirkland | + | |wikipedia=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_President%27s_Commission_on_CIA_Activities_within_the_United_States |
| + | |members= Nelson A. Rockefeller, Lyman L. Lemnitzer, Ronald Reagan, Edgar F. Shannon Jr., David W. Belin, John T. Connor, C. Douglas Dillon, Erwin N. Griswold, Lane Kirkland | ||
| + | |start=1975 | ||
| + | |constitutes=limited hangout | ||
| + | |image=Rockefeller Commission.png | ||
| + | |image_caption=The commission is sworn in | ||
| + | |description=A limited hangout to try to control revelations about the [[US deep state]]'s exploitation of the [[CIA]]. | ||
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| + | The '''Rockefeller Commission''' (formally the '''United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States''') was a [[limited hangout]] set up by [[US deep state]] asset [[Gerald Ford]]. It was chaired by [[US Vice President]] [[Nelson A. Rockefeller]]. | ||
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| + | ==Origins== | ||
| + | It was created in response to a December [[1974]] report in The ''[[New York Times]]'' that the CIA had conducted illegal domestic activities, including experiments on U.S. citizens, during the [[1960s]]. The commission issued a single report in 1975, touching upon certain CIA abuses including mail opening and surveillance of domestic dissident groups. It also publicized [[Project MKULTRA]]. | ||
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| + | ==Recommendations== | ||
| + | The commission recommended (like the [[Church Committee]] and the [[Pike Committee]]) strengthening the [[CIA Office of Inspector General]]. This was not followed.<ref>https://www.cia.gov/library/center-for-the-study-of-intelligence/kent-csi/docs/v44i5a02p.htm#AuthorR </ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:23, 8 August 2021
 Rockefeller Commission  (Limited hangout)   | |
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 The commission is sworn in | |
| Formation | 1975 |
| Interest of | Pike Committee |
| Membership | •  Nelson A. Rockefeller•  Lyman L. Lemnitzer•  Ronald Reagan• Edgar F. Shannon Jr. • David W. Belin • John T. Connor •  C. Douglas Dillon• Erwin N. Griswold •  Lane Kirkland |
| A limited hangout to try to control revelations about the US deep state's exploitation of the CIA. | |
The Rockefeller Commission (formally the United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States) was a limited hangout set up by US deep state asset Gerald Ford. It was chaired by US Vice President Nelson A. Rockefeller.
Origins
It was created in response to a December 1974 report in The New York Times that the CIA had conducted illegal domestic activities, including experiments on U.S. citizens, during the 1960s. The commission issued a single report in 1975, touching upon certain CIA abuses including mail opening and surveillance of domestic dissident groups. It also publicized Project MKULTRA.
Recommendations
The commission recommended (like the Church Committee and the Pike Committee) strengthening the CIA Office of Inspector General. This was not followed.[1]
Known members
5 of the 9 of the members already have pages here:
| Member | Description |
|---|---|
| Douglas Dillon | Bilderberg, Brookings, Committee on the Present Danger, CFR, US/Secretary of the Treasury... |
| Lane Kirkland | US labor leader (AFL-CIO/President for over 15 years) who spoke at the Jerusalem Conference on International Terrorism on "Terrorism and the Gulag". Bilderberg, Le Cercle, CFR, ... |
| Lyman Lemnitzer | The Chairman of the JCS who approved the now infamous Operation Northwoods, later made NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe; was in favor of excessive use of the nuclear arsenal to destroy the Soviet Union. |
| Ronald Reagan | Actor turned deep state functionary. Lots of black operations happened during his presidency. |
| Nelson Rockefeller |
