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Date March 23, 2010 |
Report No. GAO-10-515R |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 March 23, 2010 The Honorable Joseph I. Lieberman Chairman Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs United States Senate The Honorable Jon Kyl Ranking Member Subcommittee on Terrorism and Homeland Security Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Subject: Firms Reported in Open Sources as Having Commercial Act... |
Date May 20, 2009 |
Report No. GAO-09-454 |
Title
United States Government Accountability Office GAO
May 2009 Report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives DEFENSE EXPORTS Foreign Military Sales Program Needs Better Controls for Exported Items and Information for Oversight GAO-09-454 May 2009 DEFENSE EXPORTS Highlights
Highlights of GAO-09-454, a report to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives Accountab... |
Date May 30, 2003 |
Report No. GAO-03-649 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 2003 Report to Congressional Committees DEFENSE TRADE Report and Recommendations of the Defense Offsets Commission Still Pending GAO-03-649 May 2003 DEFENSE TRADE Report and Recommendations of the Defense Offsets Commission Still Pending Highlights of GAO-03-649, a report to Congressional Committees Export sales of defense-related products often incl... |
Date Oct. 28, 1999 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-00-53 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 10:00 a.m., EDT Thursday, October 28, 1999 Testimony
Before the Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives EXPORT CONTROLS Implementation of the 1998 Legislative Mandate for High Performance Computers
Statement of Harold J. Johnson, Associate Director, International Relations and Trade Issues, National Secur... |
Date Sept. 24, 1999 |
Report No. NSIAD-99-208 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
September 1999 Report to the Chairman and Ranking Minority Member, Committee on Armed Services, House of Representatives EXPORT CONTROLS 1998 Legislative Mandate for High Performance Computers GAO/NSIAD-99-208 Contents Letter Appendixes
Appendix I NDAA Notifications and License Actions, February 3, 1998 - March 19, 1999 Appendix II Decisions for HPC Lice... |
Date April 2, 1996 |
Report No. NSIAD-96-61 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
April 1996 Report to the Chairman, Committee on National Security, House of Representatives FOREIGN INVESTMENT Foreign Laws and Policies Addressing National Security Concerns G A O years
1921 - 1996 GAO/NSIAD-96-61 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-270033 April 2, 199... |
Date May 11, 1995 |
Report No. GGD-95-127 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO
May 1995 Report to Congressional Requesters U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Foreign-Owned Exporters’ Participation in the Export Enhancement Program GAO/GGD-95-127 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-260183 May 11, 1995 The Honorable Kent Conrad The Honorable Thomas A. Daschle The Honorable By... |
Date Aug. 3, 1994 |
Report No. T-GGD-94-191 |
Title
United States General Accounting Offke GAO
For Releaseon Delivery Expectedat I:30 p.m.. EDT Wednesday, August 3,1994 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade and Environment, Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives PUBLIC LAW 480 TITLE I Economic and Market Development Objectives Not Met
Statement of Allan I. Mendelowitz, Managing Director International Trade, Fin... |
Date Nov. 19, 1993 |
Report No. GGD-94-52 |
Title
GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-255592 November 19,1993 The Honorable Pat Roberts Ranking Minotity Member Committee on Agriculture House of Representatives Dear Mr. Roberts: East &a1 holds good potential for increased imports of high-value agricultural products (HIT).~ As incomes rise and urbanization proceeds in this region, the de... |
Date Nov. 10, 1993 |
Report No. T-GGD-94-56 |
Title
United States General Accounting Oftice Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Foreign Agriculture and Hunger, Committee on Agriculture, and the Subcommittee on Information, Justice, Transportation and Agriculture, Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives
;or Releaseon Delivery Expected at k30 a.m., EST Wednesday.
qovember IO,1993 U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Improvements Neede... |
Date Oct. 28, 1993 |
Report No. B-234590.5 |
Title
Comptroller of the United General States
20548 Washington, nc. B-234590.5
October 28, 1993 The Honorable John D. Dingell Chairman, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations Committee on Energy and Commerce House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This responds to your letter of June 7, 1993, in which you requested our views on the legality of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) actio... |
Date July 7, 1993 |
Report No. GGD-93-125 |
Title
IJnited States General Accounting Office GAO
July 1993 Report to Congressional Requesters INTERNATIONAL TRADE Changes Needed to Improve Effectiveness of the Market Promotion Program GAWGGD-93-125 GAO United States General Accounting OfTice Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government Division B-253308 July 7,1993 The Honorable Kent Conrad The Honorable Thomas A. Daschle The Honorable Byron L. Dorgan ... |
Date May 6, 1993 |
Report No. T-GGD-93-28 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office lrqvf~ ‘*- GAO
For Release on Delivery Expected at 1:30 p.m., EDT Thursday May 6, 1993 Testimony
Before the Subcommittee on Economic Policy, Trade, and Environment Committee on Foreign Affairs House of Representatives U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IssuesRelated to the Export Credit GuaranteePrograms
Statement of Allan I. Mendelowitz, Director Internationa... |
Date Dec. 23, 1992 |
Report No. GGD-93-39 |
Title
l.Jnit.cxl St.at.w Gcmctral Amounting Ol‘ liw w-m- GAO Report to Chairwoman, Subconmittee on Internat,ional Development, Finance, Trade and Monetary Policy, Conu-nittee on Banking, Finance and T..Jrban Affairs, House of Representatives EXPORT FINANCE The Role of the U.S. Export-Import Bank GAO United States General Accounting Of’ flce Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division B-261662... |
Date June 22, 1992 |
Report No. GGD-92-97 |
Title
HJrrited States General -. -.-----.-Accouuting .~ ^. Oflkf: Report to Congressional Requesters J&m 1992 EXPORT PROMOTION A Comparison of Programs in Five Industrialized Nations 4, ;~ ?! : GAS3 United Statea General Accounting Of&e
Washington, D.C. 20648 General Government Division
B-208003 June 22, 1992 The Honorable Doug Barnard, Jr. Chalrman, Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs Subcommittee... |
Date Dec. 8, 1989 |
Report No. RCED-90-70BR |
Title
United States General Accounting Office GAO Briefing Report to the Honorable Marilyn Lloyd, Hcwse of Representatives f GAO lrnited States General Accounting Offke Washington, D.C. 20548 Resources, Community, Economic Development and Division B-237747 December8,1989 The Honorable Marilyn Lloyd House of Representatives Dear Mrs. Lloyd: issues On April 12, 1989, you asked us to address several use of... |
Date March 22, 1989 |
Report No. NSIAD-89-63 |
Title
Report to Congressional Requesters March f l!WJ AGRICULTURAL TRADE Long-Term Bilateral Grain Agreements With the Soviet Union and China GAO/NSIAD-89-63 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, DC. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-226268 March 22, 1989 The Honorable Patrick Leahy Chairman, Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry United States Sena... |
Date Oct. 6, 1988 |
Report No. T-NSIAD-89-2 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office /37uO3 Testimony IllII II Illlllllll
137063 For Release on Delivery Expected at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday October 6, 1988 Commodity Credit Corporation's Export Credit Guarantee Programs Statement of Allan I. Mendelowitz Senior Associate Director National Security and International Division Before the Subcommittee on Tobacco and Peanuts Committee on Agriculture... |
Date July 18, 1988 |
Report No. NSIAD-88-205 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office Report to the Honorable Lloyd M. Bentsen, U.S. Senate July 1988 U.S.-JAPAN TRADE Evaluation of the Market-Oriented Sector-Selective Talks RESTRICTED-Not to be released outsidet;he@ilkId Accounting Offke except on the basis of the specify approd by the Offke of Congressional Relations. L 543
GAO/NSIAD-88-206 d&a5 5% .. 1 National Security and International Af... |
Date June 10, 1988 |
Report No. NSIAD-88-194 |
Title
June 1988 INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Commodity Credit Corporation’s Export Credit Guarantee is .: ,,) i ? , ,,. ,i-,‘. ,l; (34-3 GAO/NSIAD-88-194 National Security and International Affairs Division R-227616 June 10,1988 The Honorable Patrick J. Leahy, Chairman Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry United States Senate The Honorable George Brown, Chairman Subcommittee on Department Operat... |
Date Feb. 23, 1988 |
Report No. NSIAD-88-120FS |
Title
-.I+_, ,,: .T .. k , -> ,& . tY;. _ *‘ 1 : ,,.I*; ., ‘ ~ “A,. lhad~Ge~Aa!oulm48omce Fact Sheet for the Honorable Lloyd M . Bentsen, U.S. Senate Febnmy 1998 US-JAPAN TRADE TradeData and IndustryViews on M O SSAgreements @SGXTED-Not to be releasedoutside the General Accmnting oRice except .on the basis of the ep&lc approval by_tbe cmca ofRelatiom GAO United States General Accounting OBice Wash... |
Date Feb. 9, 1988 |
Report No. NSIAD-88-71 |
Title
, ravYrs;I
United States General Accounting Office * I GAO Report to the Secretaries of Commerce --- ..i’ and Defense EXPORT CONTROLS Commerce’ s Assessment of the Foreign Availability of Controlled Items Cm l3e More Effective 134987 II National Security and Intematlonal Affairs Division H-22633 1 February 9, 1988 The Honorable C. William Verity The Secretary of Commerce The Honorable Frank C.... |
Date Oct. 14, 1987 |
Report No. IMTEC-88-2 |
Title
, I United Staten General Accounting Offtce GA!! Lwyy 9
l - Report to the Honorable Albert Gore,Jr., US. Senate Octaber 1887 SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION + Center Energy'sNational Energy Software Review of the Department of ~lnl lnllllln
134199 RE3TRICTIT~--- Not to be relemed outslde tha Generti Amounting Office except on the basis of specifio -tical laboratory information system program produced at Oak... |
Date Aug. 19, 1987 |
Report No. NSIAD-87-185 |
Title
United States General Accounting Office p3c17 GAO
August 1987 Report to Congressional Requesters INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Commodity Credit Corporation’ Refunds s of Export Guarantee Fees United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-227616 August 19, 1987 The Honorable Pete Wilson IJnited States Senate The Honorable Alan Cranston... |
Date July 10, 1987 |
Report No. NSIAD-87-186BR |
Title
GAO
July 1987 Briefing Rep;iortto the Honorable -1’ Lloyd M. Bentsen, United States Senate U.S.-JA,PAN TRADE
l Interim Report on Sector-Selective Agreements GAO United States General Accounting OPBce Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Affairs Division B-227630 July 10, 1987 The Honorable Lloyd M. Bentsen United States Senate Dear Senator Bentsen: On February 25, 1987, you... |
Date Feb. 28, 1986 |
Report No. NSIAD-86-44 |
Title
/ I United States General Accc&ting Office m l+fYiL.-- Report to the Secretary of Defense 1( COSTRECOVERY :Collecting Research and Development Costs on Commercial Military Sales ‘;,;” ; ‘, ,, ‘GAO United States General Accountiug Office Washington, D.C. 20548 National Security and International Mfairs Division
B.214894 February 28, 1986 The Honorable Caspar W. Weinberger The Secretary of D... |
Date June 18, 1985 |
Report No. NSIAD-85-74 |
Title
BY THE U.S.GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Secretaries Of Agriculture And Transportation Transportation Of Public Law 480 Commodities--Efforts Needed To Eliminate Unnecessary Costs
The Cargo Preference Act of 1954 requires that at least 50 percent of Public Law 480 Title I agricultural commodities be transported in privately ~ owned U.S. flag vessels if available at fair and reasonable rate... |
Date Sept. 28, 1983 |
Report No. 122444 |
Title
I ‘ , . . UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED SEPTEMBER 28, 1983 33-34 122444 STATEMENT OF J. DEXTER PEACH, DIRECTOR RESOURCES, COMMUNITY, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON LEGISLATION AND NATIONAL SECURITY OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENTOPERATIONS
ON INTERNATIONAL REACTION TO THE PROPOSED COMMERCIALIZATI... |
Date Sept. 14, 1983 |
Report No. NSIAD-83-51 |
Title
BY THE US. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
Report To The Chairman Subcommittee On Energy Research And Production Committee On Science And Technology House Of Representatives I International Restraints To Competitiveness Of The U.S. Heavy Electrical Equipment Industry
The heavy electrical equipment industry consists of a few large multinational manufacturers that dominate their home markets an4 compete f... |
Date Oct. 21, 1981 |
Report No. 116744 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENE= ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 9:00 a.m. 21, 1981 Wednesday, October STATEMENT OF ALLAN I. MENDELOWITZ IllI
116744 ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY CONSERVATION AND POWER HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND S... |
Date Sept. 21, 1981 |
Report No. 116390 |
Title
UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 21, 1981 STATEMENT OF ALLAN I. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, U.S. MENDELOWITZ INTERNATIONAL DIVISION GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SENATE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES ON INDUSTRY VIEWS ON THE EFFECT OF PROPOSED BUD... |
Date Sept. 18, 1981 |
Report No. B-204391 |
Title
COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 B-204391 September 18, 1981 Do not make available to Public reading
The Honorable Walter B. Jones nab Chairman, Committee on Merchant Marine & Fisheries House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman: This responds to your request that we determine whether the cargo preference statutes apply to the sale by the Commodity Credit Corporation ... |
Date July 27, 1981 |
Report No. CED-81-110 |
Title
., . . * . REPORTBY THE Comptroller General
OF THE UNITEDSTATES Lessons To Be Learned From Offsetting The Impact Of The Soviet Grain Sales Suspension
The Department of Agriculture took actions to offset the impact on farmers of the January 1980-Apri I 198 1 Soviet grain sales suspension. These actions were aimed at stabilizing market prices and included purchase and resale of exporters’ undelive... |
Date April 30, 1980 |
Report No. ID-80-16 |
Title
a BY THECOMPTROLLER*&iii?AL OF THEUNITEDSTATES yjQ#b!g112516 I 8 Report ToThe Congress
Financial And Other Constraints Prevent Eximbank From Consistently Offering Competitive Financ.ing For U.S.Exports
When financing from the Export-Import Bank of the United States (Eximbank) is not as attractive or available as governmentsupported export financing offered by other countries, U.S. exporters are at... |
Date March 19, 1980 |
Report No. 112002 |
Title
ADDRESS OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE CONFERENCE BOARD PROGRAM -"POLITICAL ACTIVISM: THE CORPORATE DILEMMA" - 7 NEW YORK CITY MARCH 19, 1980 / MPROVING INDUSTRY-GOVERNMENT COOPERATION IN POLICYMAKING .The subject you have chosen for your meeting here today, "Political Activism: The Corporate Dilemma,"is especially timely as we move -head It into the fanfare... |
Date Oct. 26, 1979 |
Report No. ID-80-01 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report To The Congress
OF THE UNITED STATES Stronger Emphasis On Market Development Needed In Agriculture's Export Credit Sales Program
Since 1956 the Commodity Credit Corporation has financed over $7 billion in agricultural exports under its Export Credit Sales Program. Originally initiated to help dispose of surplus commodities, the Program has become a primary means o... |
Date Oct. 4, 1979 |
Report No. ID-79-52 |
Title
B-159451 ocT06ER4,1979 -. The Honorable The Secretary Harold Brown of Defense of U.S. Funds y Assets Control3 ,'' Dear Mr. Secretary: Subject: G mproper Blocking Office of Foreign (ID-79-52) We are reviewing the blocking of t&e assets of foreign governments and nationals during times of war or national by the Department of Treasury's Office of Foreign emergency In the course of our review, we have... |
Date June 5, 1979 |
Report No. ID-79-38 |
Title
The Honorable Neal Smith.. Chairman., ,.--WY "-*~~5???w-yrr.,& Co small .Bu,ciwss ,House of Representatives Dear Mr. Chairman:
‘\L This requesting iS in response to your letter of February 6, 1979, information on the number and types of firms CUrrently repOrting export sales to the Department 02 Agriculture. &e have initiated inquiries with pertinent ofricials in the executive branch to determin... |
Date May 15, 1979 |
Report No. FGMSD-79-31 |
Title
REPORT BY THE r
()F THE UNITEDSTATES ~~~~ll~~~ll~l~l~ LMlo9357* nse Department Continues The Foreign Military Sales Not Charging For ntory Losses
GAO reported in September 1977 and August 1978 that the Defense Department was losing millions of dollars because normal inventory losses were not being recovered on foreign military sales. The Arms Export Control Act was amended in September 1978 to exp... |
Date Dec. 18, 1978 |
Report No. 094687 |
Title
uyj4cm’. f 09ycr -1 UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DE&VERY EXPECTED BY 9:30 EST MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1978 STATEMENT OF ELMER B. STAATS COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON TAXATION AND DEBT MANAGEMENT GENERALLY OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE ON IMPROVING GOVERNMENT COLLECTION OF AMOUNTS OWED BY THE PUBLIC Mr. Chairman... |
Date Sept. 19, 1977 |
Report No. 103402 |
Title
DOCUMENT RESUME
03402 A2653824] Issues concerning the Proposed Sale of E-3 Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) to Iran. September 19, 1977. 7 pp. Testimony before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations; by Richard i. Gutmann, Director, Procurement and Systems Acquisition Div. Issue Area: International Econcmic and Military Programs: Foreign Military Sales (605)o Contact: Procurement and... |
Date Sept. 2, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-440 |
Title
DCCUMENT PESUME
03394 A2493627] Foreign Mtary Sales: A Potential Drain on the U.S. Defense Posture. LCD-77-440; B-165731. September 2, 1977. 40 pp. + 9 appendices (21 pp.). Report to "Ze Congress; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Military Preparedness Plans (800); Facilities and Material Management (7001 -International Economic and Military Programs (600). Contact: Lcgistics an... |
Date June 3, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-402 |
Title
~ SAYThis ¢ . )'
o is an unclassified digest furnished
in lieu of a report containing classified security information. WITqDRAWAL OF U.S. FORCES FROM THAILAND: WAYS TO IMPROVE FigURE WITHDRAWAL OPERATICtNS Departments of Defense . and_ State __ ._.___ COMPTROLLER GENERAL'S REPORT TO THE CONGRESS - - ,-DIGEST Because of changing conditions in Southeast Asia, the Royal Thailand Government asked the... |
Date March 15, 1977 |
Report No. PSAD-77-85 |
Title
DOCURENT RSUSOE
01131 - [10516901 t Lockheed's Commission Payments to Obtain Foreign Sales. PSAD-77-85; B-169300. march 15, 1977. Released march 31, 1977. 6 pp. + appendices (13 pp.). Report t. Sen. William Proxmire, Chairman, Senate Conmittee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; by Robert P. Keller, Acting Comptroller General. Issue Arex: Federal Procurement of Goods and Services: ReasoLablenes... |
Date March 11, 1977 |
Report No. LCD-77-414 |
Title
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Date Jan. 30, 1976 |
Report No. PSAD-76-63 |
Title
BY THE COMPTROLL,ER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STM’ES @J$iJED STATES
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LM099962 Emergency
Lockheed Emergency Loan Guarantee Act Aircraft Corporation Loan Guarantee Board This is the current status of Lockheed’s financial and other problems and their possible impact on Lockheed’s ability to repay the Government guaranteed loans. I... |
Date April 11, 1975 |
Report No. ID-75-40 |
Title
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LM097061 llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll Department of Agricu Iture COMiTROUR GENERAL WAst+IHGToN. OF DC. THE roy¶ U-Zi-:C0 SFPTS!3 B-133160 * ;I To the President of the Speaker of the House of This Department Ser*ate and the Representatives attaches, representatives. the is ocr report on agricultural of Xqriculture’s overseas We made our review pursuant to the Budget and Acc... |
Date March 4, 1975 |
Report No. ID-75-45 |
Title
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LM097096 t The kiunarable Thomas E. kmgan Chairman, Committee on Soreign -1 .- Affairs LY House sf Representatives
Dear ?-is, Chairman: Ii :\$ In response to your request of July 30, 1974, we ace currently performing an indepth review of international agreements for peaceful cooperation in nuclear energy, both entered into end proposed. In discussions with the Ccmittee ... |
Date March 28, 1974 |
Report No. B-146782 |
Title
6.146782 Department of State COMPTROLLER GENERAL
WASHINGTON, OF THE
D.C. UNITED STATES ~20548 B-146782 To the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives This is our followup report on the progress in improving the management of Government owned and leased real property overseas by the Department of State. Our review was made pursuant to the Budget ing Act, 1921.(31 U.S... |
Date Aug. 6, 1973 |
Report No. B-167196 |
Title
WASHINGTON. B.C. 20548 - ” RELEASEiI I c1 J p The Honorable Henry S. Reuss House of Representatives Dear Mr. Reuss : GAO to In your letter of May 3, 1973, you requested investigate and report on the accuracy and objectivity of the judgments made concerning the 1 rocurement of commercial L~w~hm~;;;-‘-&;f f , trucks in Australia ” forcambodia.! ,d*“‘.*“.r.. ,’ ~~~.,~~~““‘&~~“... |