WIDESPREAD CONSPIRACY TO OBSTRUCT PROBES OF ALLEGED NAZI WAR CRIMINALS NOT SUPPORTED BY AVAILABLE EVIDENCE-CONTROVERSY MAY CONTINUE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP85M00364R001602730038-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 2010
• Sequence Number: 38
• Publication Date: May 15, 1978
• Content Type: REPORT

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REPORT BY THE
Comptroller: General
OF THE UNITED STATES*.
idespread,Conspiracy,To Obstruc
Probes 0f Alleged :Nazi War Criminal
Not Supported By Available Evidenc
Controversy, May Continue,
There was, in the past, a lack of progress by
the Immigration and Naturalization Service in
investigating and prosecuting alleged*Nazi war
criminals residing in the United States.
Controversy has existed as to whether the
lack. of progress was due to a conspiracy in-
volving Service personnel and possibly other
Federal agencies.
-It is unlikely that a widespread conspiracy ex-
"= isted, but GAO cannot absolutely rule out the
possibility. of undetected, isolated. instances of
deliberate' obstruction. - GAO's investigation
was hindered by the effect of the passage of
time on the availability: of. information and
limited, access to agencies' `records. In any
event -the ,.inherent-.difficulty, in -establishing.',-
the. existence. of a conspiracy. must be. recog-
nized r. m.$:::-''r-~zt>.'>..>` ,. r.i ',-.r.':ii ..'-.';~ u ... ...-
RecentlService efforts in th
improved w . _.
s.' area have
The-.Chairman, House Judiciary Subcommi'tee on. Immigration, Citizenship, and I ntema--;
tional Law requested this report
CCO
GGD-7.3-73
MAY 15, 1978
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