History

FBI File: 66-HQ-3286, Destruction of Bureau Records, 1944-1996

Background This file was obtained by The Black Vault from the FBI, through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It…

December 2, 2021

FBI File on the Rockefeller Commission

Background The United States President's Commission on CIA Activities within the United States was set up under President Gerald Ford…

December 1, 2021

FBI File: Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry, 1940s era (HQ 100-138754)

The following is FBI File HQ 100-138754, relating to the "Communist Infiltration of the Motion Picture Industry" or COMPIC, primarily…

November 30, 2021

FBI File Collection on J. Edgar Hoover

John Edgar Hoover (January 1, 1895 – May 2, 1972) was an American law enforcement administrator who served as the…

November 9, 2021

The Maya Astronomical Computer, by Charles H. Lacombe and [REDACTED], Winter 1977

This paper presents evidence of a visual astronomical computer which would have enabled Maya astronomer-priests to accomplish complex astronomical calculations…

October 1, 2021

The Donald Rumsfeld “Snowflake” Collection

This collection comprises of more than 60,000 pages of records often referred to as "snowflakes." These are generally one-page memos,…

August 2, 2021

Operation Ajax – 1953 Iranian coup d’état

Background The 1953 Iranian coup d'état, known in Iran as the 28 Mordad coup d'état was the overthrow of the…

June 18, 2021

A Study of Assassination – The CIA’s Assassination Manual, 1950s

Background This record was released in 1997 through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It is often referred to as…

May 13, 2021

Projects CHAOS / MERRIMAC / RESISTANCE

Background Operation CHAOS or Operation MHCHAOS was the code name for a domestic espionage project conducted by the Central Intelligence…

May 12, 2021

Air Force History Collection

This section deals with reports and records pertaining to Air Force History. The time periods of the documents range from…

May 10, 2021