1、1 Shaun Waterman (UPI), “Pentagon Classifying Impulse Criticized,” Washington Times, July8, 2004, p. A6.2 U.S. Congress, Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and House Permanent SelectCommittee on Intelligence, Joint Inquiry into Intelligence Community Activities Before and After(continued.)Congr
2、essional Research Service The Library of CongressCRS Report for CongressReceived through the CRS WebOrder Code RS21895Updated December 22, 2004Secrecy Versus Openness: New Proposed Arrangements for Balancing Competing NeedsHarold C. RelyeaSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Fina
3、nce DivisionSummaryDuring the latter half of 2004, disputes arose over whether or not to declassifyportions of the sensitive content of reports resulting from congressional investigationsand national commission inquiries into the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, thewar in Iraq, and related m
4、atters. As a result, some called for Congress to create a specialmechanism for the impartial and expeditious resolution of such disputes (S. 2672/H.R.4855; S. 2845 amendment). The culmination of one such effort at balancing legitimatecompeting needs for secrecy and openness is reviewed in this repor
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