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Paper Wraps. Condition: Good. Folio. 1873. x,215pp. 1 corner bumped and e.p.s slightly grubby. Small library withdrawal stamp on f.e.p. SCARCE. (only 4 copies in COPAC) The first such publication ever. With a presentation inscription from Thomas Southwell, ornithologist and co-author of The Birds of Norfolk. Clean in original but frayed blue paper wrapper. Images available on request. Presentation Inscription from.

Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book presents the findings of the US Senate Select Committee regarding the United States' monitoring capabilities of chemical weapons after ratifying the 1992 Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons. The 157 countries that have signed the treaty are compelled to submit declarations of their chemical weapons and related facilities. While the treaty addresses many issues, The Senate Select Committee on Intelligence was concerned about the treatyâs implications for monitoring and verifications, potential compliance problems, technical implementation, counterintelligence, and security. The report concluded that monitoring all aspects of the treaty would be difficult, especially since many toxic agents and precursors have peaceful industrial purposes, and new ones could be developed in the future. The treatyâs provisions prevent the verification of non-scheduled chemicals and relies on states to demonstrate compliance. The report did find that the treaty would increase the risk of detection for violators and increase international condemnation. The book includes the full report and Intelligence Community commentary, for an in-depth examination of the challenges involved in monitoring chemical weapons. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item.

Wraps. Presumed first edition/first printing. v, 67 p. Occasional footnotes. 100th Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives, Report 100-450. Union Calendar No. 281. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Highlighting/underlining. Signed by previous owner. Cover has some wear and soiling. Lettering on narrow spine. The name Jsck Kellilher written on cover. Some underlining and ink comments noted.

Soft cover. Condition: New. No Jacket. 1st Edition. EXTRAORDINARILY SCARCE SIGNED! FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full number line present. Book is brand new and unread. Personally hand signed by Adam Schiff directly to the full title page. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The official report by the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol, featuring an exclusive foreword on the state of American democracy by Congressman Adam Schiff On January 6, 2021, the United States came perilously close to losing its democracy. A mob instigated by the president of the United States violently attacked the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C., seeking to disrupt the certification of the electors in the presidential election and prevent the peaceful transfer of power for the first time in American history. The attack was the culmination of a plot organized and driven by a defeated president, attempting to remain in power through a complex web of deceit, intimidation, and violence. This is the official report of the investigation into the attackperhaps the most vital congressional investigation in American historywith exhibits, witness testimony, and an exclusive foreword by Congressman Adam Schiff, who offers critical insights into this harrowing chapter in American history. Signed by Author(s).

Wraps. Condition: Good. presumed First Edition, First printing. Senate document, 94th Congress, 2d Session, Report No. 94-755. viii, 651, [5] pages. Wraps. Figures. Footnotes. Appendices. Glossary. Small tears at spine, slight soiling to text, staples in front cover, small stains on title page. Inscribed to Nancy Brooks by Michael Madigan (Staff Counsel) and Spencer Davis (Staff Press Secretary). In 1973 the Senate Watergate Committee investigation revealed that the executive branch had directed national intelligence agencies to carry out constitutionally questionable domestic security operations. In 1974 Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Seymour Hersh published a front-page New York Times article claiming that the CIA had been spying on anti-war activists for more than a decade, violating the agency's charter. Former CIA officials and some lawmakers, including Senators William Proxmire and Stuart Symington, called for a congressional inquiry. On January 21, 1975, Senator John Pastore introduced a resolution to establish a select committee to investigate federal intelligence operations and determine "the extent, if any, to which illegal, improper, or unethical activities were engaged in by any agency of the Federal Government." The Senate approved the resolution, 82-4. The final report included 96 recommendations, legislative and regulatory, designed "to place intelligence activities within the constitutional scheme for controlling government power." The committee recommended strengthening oversight of intelligence activities. Majority Leader Mike Mansfield cautioned the Senate "against letting the affair become a âtelevision extravaganza.'" He and Republican Leader Hugh Scott carefully selected committee members, balancing experienced lawmakers with junior members and ensuring that members represented a variety of political viewpoints. Mansfield selected Democrat Frank Church of Idaho to serve as chairman. A 16-year member of the Committee on Foreign Relations, Church recognized the strategic value of the nation's top intelligence agencies and was also mindful of the need for American institutions to function within the confines of U.S. constitutional law. He had aggressively lobbied to lead the investigation. Republican John Tower of Texas, a member of the Armed Services Committee, was selected as the committee's vice-chairman. The committee decided that most of its hearings would be held in closed, executive session, in order to protect intelligence sources and methods. The committee held a series of public hearings in September and October of 1975 to educate the American public about the "unlawful or improper conduct" of the intelligence community, highlighting a few carefully selected cases of misconduct. These hearings examined a CIA biological agents program, a White House domestic surveillance program, IRS intelligence activities, and the FBI's program to disrupt the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movements. These nationally televised events offered the American public an opportunity to learn about the secret operations conducted for decades by U.S. intelligence agencies. The committee faced a formidable task: to conduct a wide-ranging investigation of the nation's most secret agencies and programs, and based on those findings, write a detailed report including legislative recommendations. All of this work was to be completed within one year (later extended to 16 months). After a meeting with President Gerald Ford and his top national security advisors, Church and Vice-Chairman Tower secured from the president a pledge that the White House would cooperate with Senate investigators. Staff identified potential programs for study and began requesting documents from intelligence agencies. Though staff did not always receive documents in a timely fashion, they enjoyed unprecedented access to materials that had never before been made public. Perhaps the most well-known of these internal reports, the CIA's so-called "Family Jewels," outlined the agency's misdeeds dating back to President Dwight Eisenhower's administration. This report, as well as those found in other agencies, provided road maps that staff investigators used to piece together complicated histories of domestic, foreign, and military intelligence programs during the Cold War era. Even with a peak staff of 150, however, organizing and analyzing these materials proved to be an arduous task. After holding 126 full committee meetings, 40 subcommittee hearings, interviewing some 800 witnesses in public and closed sessions, and combing through 110,000 documents, the committee published its final report on April 29, 1976. Congress approved legislation to provide for greater checks and balances of the intelligence community. In 1978 Congress approved and President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), requiring the executive branch to request warrants for wiretapping and surveillance purposes from a newly formed FISA Court. Today, the Church Committee reports and hearings are frequently used by scholars who continue to examine U.S. intelligence activities during the Cold War era.