Mr. Speaker. the Attorney General of the United States. the Honorable William B. Saxbe. in an address on August 22. 1974. to the Regional Directors Staff Conference of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. stated that quick and vigorous action was being taken in the Department of Justice to review and pursue Operation Clean Sweep. This refers to a departmental investigation begun in 1972 into allegations of illegal actions by personnel of the Immigration Service. the Customs Service. and possibly others. There has been some criticism that Operation Clean Sweep was not being pursued with enough diligence and vigor. I am pleased to note that the Attorney General has given specific directions to appropriate authorities within the Department to make Operation Clean Sweep a complete. thorough. and high priority investigation. The Attorney General. in the course of his remarks. notes the interest of the Committee on Government Operations in this matter. Our Subcommittee on Legal and Monetary Affairs chaired by Congressman WILLIAM RANDALL. is studying the operations of the Immigration and Naturalization Service from the standpoint of economy and efficiency. and the Subcommittee on Legislation and Military Operations. which I chair. is examining border operations and relationships between the Immigration and Naturalization Service of the Department of Justice and the Customs Service of the Department of the Treasury. Attorney General Saxbe will keep our committee informed of the progress of Operation Clean Sweep. The text of the Attorney Generals address follows:
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