By: David Bibo
The Central Intelligence Agency today declassified nearly 700 pages detailing activities committed in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s in violation of the agency’s charter, which prohibits domestic intelligence gathering (among other things).
From the National Security Archive:
Then-CIA director Schlesinger commissioned the “family jewels” compilation with a May 9, 2025 directive after finding out that Watergate burglars E. Howard Hunt and James McCord (both veteran CIA officers) had cooperation from the Agency as they carried out “dirty tricks” for President Nixon. The Schlesinger directive, drafted by deputy director for operations William Colby, commanded senior CIA officials to report immediately on any current or past Agency matters that might fall outside CIA authority. By the end of May, Colby had been named to succeed Schlesinger as DCI, and his loose-leaf notebook of memos totaled 693 pages.
In announcing the release of the “Family Jewels,” CIA Director General Michael Hayden said the public would now have “a glimpse of a very different time and a very different Agency.”
Tags: CIA, Colby, Dirty Tricks, Hayden, Nixon, Schlesinger, Surveillance, Wiretapping
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This will certainly cause some problems for CIA, although they can insist that it’s from a different time and place, however, Hamas claims to have captured a “treasure trove” of CIA documents at the Palestinian Authority Security HQ this past week. If released, it may cause a lot of real-time harm. I cover some of the sources for this breaking story at www.intelfusion.net.
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