port was fundamental in the some of the final large operations of the CIA.The exact crimes of the CIA are numerous; many of them have to do with the gathering of information of US citizens and using it to violate peoples civil rights. The alleged crimes were that the CIA did not have department lawyers stressed that successful prosecution would depend on proving that the defendant was acting without proper authorization from high government officials.(Democrat and Chronicle, Report Charges CIA with Plainly Unlawful acts) The Rockefeller commission also gathered information on alleged assassination plots against foreign leaders, which could not be fully disclosed to the public, the commission needed more time to fully investigate. One positive piece of information in the report said it could find no credible evidence of CIA involvement in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. (Democrat and Chronicle) One particular top-secret project called Operation Chaos that involved spying on American dissident groups in response to White House pressures-were clearly improper. The commission however backs the CIA record and stated that no fundamental changes were needed in the spy agencys basic legislative charter. Ironically the commission suggested to President Ford that the CIA be given more authority over national issues. One example of this is to allow the CIA to gather information on persons suspected of espionage or other illegal activities relating to foreign intelligence, provided that proper coordination with the FBI is accomplished. (Washington Post) Overall though the Rockefeller commission made 30 recommendations for change in internal controls and guidelines and adoption of CIAs long sought version of an official secrets act.When oil prices started to rise, the public was severely hurt by this. Leader of the OPEC countries (Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries) saw that they could get more money for their oil....
