This film was obtained by The Black Vault from the U.S. Army, while producing a television series which dealt with Redstone Arsenal. The entire film footage reel, as received, is archived here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1g0ncGSX5KM
Author: John Greenewald
Background The United States Office of Government Ethics (OGE) is a separate agency within the executive branch of the U.S. Federal Government which is responsible for directing executive branch policies relating to the prevention of conflicts of interest on the part of Federal executive branch officers and employees. Primary duties include establishing the executive branch standards of conduct; issuing rules and regulations interpreting the criminal conflict of interest restrictions; establishing the framework for the public and confidential financial disclosure systems for executive branch employees; developing training and education programs for use by executive branch ethics officials and employees; and setting…
Background The FBI has a file regarding the efforts to overthrow Cuba’s Fidel Castro. This is a segment called the “clip program” wherein the majority of the file is newspaper clipping archiving the various attempts. Document Archive FBI File: Efforts to Overthrow Castro, Clip Program (File #105-HQ-89923) [731 Pages, 70MB]
Background The following list of documents pertain to FBI files and the Cold War era. They were obtained from the FBI under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Communist Index – FBI File 100-HQ-358086 – FBI Release #1 – [1,204 Pages, 864.2MB] Communist Index – FBI File 100-HQ-358086 – FBI Release #2 – [1,627 Pages, 338MB] – This file is numbered 100-HQ-358086, and appears to be titled, “Communist Index” though some of the records vary. The records deal with suspected communists throughout various locales in the United States. Note: According to the final response for FOIA Case 1398432-002, there are…
Background It took three years, but The Black Vault got the FBI to release their Pre-Processed List of Previously Released Files, which is a list of just that – pre-processed files that have been released before (on ALL topics) and do not require a review prior to being mailed out. On that list was a peculiar file entitled, “UFOs and Their Crimes”. A FOIA request was filed in August of 2020, for numerous UFO related references from this list, including the “UFOs and Their Crimes” file. The request was split into multiple cases, and the “crimes” file was given FOIA…