Exhibit 1012 ยท Legal decision
Department of State, Office of Public Diplomacy for Latin America and the Caribbean, B-229069, 66 Comp. Gen. 707
were misleading as to their origin and reasonably constituted "propaganda" within the common understanding of that term.
Requested by Reps. Brooks and Fascell. Finds S/LPD arranged articles presented as the work of persons not associated with the government (a Wall Street Journal op-ed of 11 March 1985 by a paid consultant) and visits through a cut-out, and that these violated sec. 501 of the 1985 appropriations act (publicity or propaganda). Finds the antilobbying statute not shown to be violated. Does not seek recovery of funds. Cites B-223098 (SBA editorials, 10 October 1986) and B-212069 (6 October 1983).
- Source
- U.S. Government Accountability Office (Comptroller General)
- Date
- 30 September 1987
- Quoted from
- Opinion, p. 4
- Grade
- Primary record
- Document
- https://www.gao.gov/products/b-229069
- Accessed
- 2026-11-10
- Cited by
- Findings citing this exhibit
- Note
- Also exact (p. 2, quoting a 13 March 1985 S/LPD memorandum): 'Officially, this office had no role in its preparation.' Read from the Wayback copy of the GAO PDF by OCR; p. 4 checked against the page image.