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On the recordFebruary 3, 1963
By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 55(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939, as amended (53 Stat, 29, 54 Stat. 1008; 26 U.S.C. (1952 Ed.) 55(a)), and by section 6103(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (68A Stat.753; 26 U.S.C. 6103(a) ), it is hereby ordered that any income, excess-profits, estate, or gift tax return for the years 1947 to 1963, inclusive, shall, during the Eighty-eighth Congress, be open to inspection by the Senate Committee on Government Operations or any duly authorized subcommittee thereof, in connection with its studies of the operation of Government activities at all levels with a view to determimng the economy and efficiency of the Government.
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John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Executive Order 11082—Inspection of Income, Excess-Profits, Estate, and Gift Tax Returns by the Senate Committee on...

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