Executive Order 11706—Inspection of Returns by U.S. Attorneys and Attorneys of Department of Justice and Use of Returns in Grand Jury Proceedings and in Litigation

By virtue of the authority vested in me by section 6103 (a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, as amended (26 U.S.C. 6103 (a)), it is hereby ordered that returns made in respect of the taxes imposed by chapters 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 11, 12, and 32, subchapters B and C of chapter 33, and chapter 41 of such Code shall be open to inspection by U.S. attorneys and attorneys of the Department of Justice and for use in grand jury proceedings and in litigation in accordance and upon compliance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury in Treasury Decision 6543, relating to inspection and use of returns by certain classes of persons and State and Federal Government establishments, approved by the President on January 17, 1961, the amendments thereto approved by the President on April 4, 1963, March 18, 1965, and February 16, 1972, and the amendment thereto approved by me this date.

RICHARD NIXON

The White House,

March 8, 1973.