WHITE HOUSE OFFICE OF RECORDS MANAGEMENT SUBJECT FILES: DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY (FG012)

 

Research Availability:
Open - all records in the subject category have been processed and are available for research
Partial - some of the records in the subject category have been processed and available for research
None - no records in the subject category have been processed nor made available for research

 

 

File Code Description Research
Availability
FG012 Department of Treasury (1.7 l. ft.; Box 1-5)
This primary subject category contains material relating to appointments and resignations of Secretaries of the Treasury Donald T. Regan, James A Baker III, and Nicholas F. Brady; appointments and resignations of Department of Treasury senior staff; the reorganization of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (BATF); invitations for speaking engagements for the Secretary of Treasury and staff; statements/testimony before Congress by Treasury personnel; Congressional meeting schedules; Secretary Baker's Thursday Treasury Reports on economic conditions; unsolicited letters of recommendations for individuals interested in employment opportunities; and individual complaints about the Treasury Department.		 Open
FG012-01 Comptroller of the Currency, Office of the (0.1  l. ft.; Box 5)
This secondary subject category contains material relating to recommendations for individuals interested in the position of Comptroller of the Currency; authority of the Comptroller to appear in court in opposition to the position of the United States; the approval of additional non-bank charters; Financial Institution Regulation Act of 1982; complaints regarding banks; and statements before Congress by staff members.		 Open
FG012-02 Customs Service, United States (0.6 ft.; Box 5-6)
This secondary subject category contains material relating to recommendations and appointments of individuals to the Customs Service and for the Commissioner; complaints on job performance of Customs Agents; inquiries regarding policies/ regulations used to determine import duties and other Customs' practices; Customs' role in interdiction of drug imports into the United States; and investigations relating to the illegal importation of goods.		 Open
FG012-03 Engraving and Printing, Bureau of (0.1 ft.; Box 7)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding the selection and appointment of the Chief Engraver of the United States; opposing foreign manufacturer currency printing equipment; and possible locations for a new satellite printing and engraving plant.		 Open
FG012-04
Environmental Financing Authority  (1 folder; box 7)
This secondary subject category no longer contains any material. Case file 328300 is regarding a problem with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and has been transferred to FG012-07. Case file 384396 is regarding opposition to reducing FBI funding for outside law enforcement officials to attend the FBI Academy. It has been transferred to FG017-04.		  
Open
FG012-05 Federal Financing Bank (1 folder; box 7)       
This secondary subject category contains material relating to appointments to the Board of Directors of the Federal Financing Bank.		 Open
FG012-06 Fiscal Services (0.2 ft.; Box 7)
This secondary subject category contains material regarding the nomination and appointments of Angela "Bay" Buchanan and Katherine Ortega as Treasurer of the United States; a large write-in campaign from California supporting Esther R. Greene as Treasurer of the United States; other recommendations for Treasurer; a copy of the Treasury Combined Statements of Revenues, Expenditures & Balances of the United States Government, FY1982; and a request for a replacement $10.00 bill for one accidently burned by an elderly retiree.		 Open
FG012-07

Internal Revenue Service (1.6 ft.; Box 8-11)
This secondary subject category contains material relating to appointments and recommendations for Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and other appointed positions at the IRS; multiple requests from states and municipalities for the President to rescind Revenue Procedure 80-55 restricting interest earned by public entities from deposits; complaints from public officials and some specific complaints from taxpayers on other IRS Revenue Procedure rulings; requests for assistance in gaining IRS employment; IRS personnel complaints regarding hiring, promotions; and job transfers; concern over IRS rulings about religious groups and schools; a dispute between the Department of Defense (DOD) and the IRS regarding the IRS refusal to provide current addresses to the DOD for an emergency call-up or reserves; and a small amount of the public questioning the legality of collecting income taxes.

Approximately 80% of this category contains material regarding to comments and complaints from general taxpayers regarding personnel, practices, perceived harassment from the IRS, and concern about amounts owed to the IRS.

 Open
FG012-08 Mint, Bureau of the (3 folders.; Box 12)
This secondary subject category contains material relating to resignations and nominations of the Director of the Mint, Supervisors, Assayers, and Engravers of the individual Mints; concern about the possible closure of the Mint at West Point, NY; and complaints about orders of Olympic medals and other commemorative coins/medals available from the U.S. Mint.		 Open
FG012-09 Savings Bond Division, United States (1 folder; Box 12)
This secondary subject category contains material relating to investigations of the Savings Bond Sales Division for false reports of sales and use of government travel money for false events; the full report of the Special Counsel on the investigation and future actions by the Savings Bond Division; a report on the Savings Bond campaign for federal employees in 1986; and recommendations for appointments to the Savings Bond Division.		 Open
FG012-10 Secret Service, United States (0.1 ft.; Box 12)
This secondary subject category contains material relating to the legal review of statutory authorization of the United States Secret Service (USSS) protection prompted by a request from the Reverand Jesse Jackson to continue his protecton beyond the 1984 Democratic Convention; Reagan Administration support for the passage of 1984 H.R. 5189 to clarify and update the authorities of the USSS; complaints and/or praise for individual members of the USSS; support for the Uniformed Division's request for better pay from other law enforcement entities; requests to join the USSS; personnel issues in the USSS; diplomatic security coverage and budgeting for this service; and reports on the killing of a dog by a Uniformed Division officer while on training.		 Open