Pike Committee

Pike Committee

The Pike Committee is the common name for the House Select Committee on Intelligence during the period when it was chaired by Democratic Representative Otis G. Pike of New York. The Select Committee had originally been established in February 1975 under the chairmanship of Congressman Lucien Nedzi of Ohio. Following Nedzi's resignation in June, the committee was reconstituted with Pike as chair, in July 1975, with its mandate expiring January 31, 1976. Under Pike's chairmanship, the committee investigated illegal activities by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

The final report of the Pike Committee was never officially published, due to Congressional opposition. However, unauthorized versions of the (draft) final report were leaked to the press. CBS News reporter Daniel Schorr was called to testify before Congress, but refused to divulge his source. [U.S. House. Hearings Before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. "Investigation of Publication of Select Committee on Intelligence Report". 94th Congress, 2nd session. July 19, 20, 21, 22, 26, 27, 28 and 29, September 8, 14, 15, 1976.] Major portions of the report were published by "The Village Voice", and a full copy of the draft was published in England.

ee also

*Church Committee
*Rockefeller Commission
*Family jewels (Central Intelligence Agency)
*COINTELPRO

References

External links

* [http://bss.sfsu.edu/fischer/IR%20360/Readings/pike.htm The Pike Committee Investigations and the CIA]


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