Category:Official investigations of CIA activities

English: Since the creation of the Central Intelligence Agency by the National Security Act of 1947, the US Government has produced comprehensive reports on CIA actions. These reports were the result of internal/presidential studies, external investigations by Congressional committees or other arms of the US Government, or even the simple releases and declassification of large quantities of documents by the CIA (f.e., "Family Jewels"). Several investigations, such as, the Church Committee, Rockefeller Commission, Pike Committee, etc., as well as released declassified documents, reveal that the CIA, at times, operated outside its charter. In some cases, such as during Watergate, this may have been due to inappropriate requests by White House staff. In other cases, there was a violation of Congressional intent, such as the Iran-Contra affair. In many cases, these reports provide the only official discussion of these actions available to the public.