GAO
United States
General Accounting Office
Washington, D.C. 20548
National Security and
International Affairs Division
FEB 9 1994
RECD GAO(SFU)
GAO SURVEYS/REVIEWS
FEB 15 1994
The Honorable William J. Perry
The Secretary of Defense
Attention: DOD Office of the Inspector General
Director for GAO Surveys and Reviews
Dear Mr. Secretary:
In response to a congressional request, the General Accounting Office is initiating a review of DOD's policies and procedures for acquiring, classifying, retaining, and disposing of official government documents dealing with weather balloon, aircraft, and similar crash incidents. The review will involve testing whether DOD, the military services, specialized defense agencies, and others such as the National Archives, have systematically followed the proper procedures to ensure government accountability over such records.
The work will be performed under GAO code 701034 by staff from our National Security Analysis group in Washington, D.C. If you have any questions concerning this assignment, please contact either Mr. Gary Weeter, Assistant Director, at (202) 512-4603 or Mr. Jack Kriethe, Evaluator-in-Charge at (202) 512-4567. This review has been coordinated with Dan Chambers of the Inspector General's Office.
Sincerely yours,
Richard Davis
Director, National Security Analysis
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