History

Congressional Inquiry Concerning Possible KGB Involvement in Attempted Assassination of Pope John Paul, 1983-1984

The following documents were obtained from the CIA through a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) request filed by The Black Vault.…

June 9, 2022

CIA History Program, 30 April 1974

This is a 1974 memorandum about the CIA History Program, which makes reference to the museum and the items within.…

June 3, 2022

Research Initiatives Presentation, Dr. Deborah Frincke, Director, NSA/CSS Research Directorate, 22 December 2016

In 2016, Dr. Deborah Frincke, Director, NSA/CSS Research Directorate, created this Top Secret PowerPoint presentation about "research initiates" within the…

June 2, 2022

Alleged Missing Civil War Gold in Dents Run, Elk County, Pennsylvania

In May of 2022, the FBI began releasing records about the alleged missing Civil War gold, which was rumored to…

May 30, 2022

FBI Files: Authors

The following is a list of FBI Files for many authors & their book that have been released. Declassified Author FBI…

May 24, 2022

General David Petraeus’ Bilderberg Meeting Invitation to Former CIA Director Gina Haspel

In November of 2018, The Black Vault filed a FOIA request for all e-mails sent to/from then CIA Director Gina…

March 17, 2022

FBI Files on Charles Schulz

These records were provided by the family of anthologist and transparency activist Russ Kick, from his papers, facilitated by the generous…

February 18, 2022

Jennifer Garner and the CIA – 2003 Recruitment Video

These records were provided by the family of anthologist and transparency activist Russ Kick, from his papers, facilitated by the…

February 15, 2022

Espionage Activities, CIA Memorandum, 27 July 1950

The follow memorandum was released by the CIA in 1981, however, about 50% of the original was declassified. In April…

February 8, 2022

Memorandum to Inspector General Helgerson from George J. Tenet Regarding Assessment of Performance, 16 February 2005

Memorandum to Inspector General Helgerson from George J. Tenet Regarding Assessment of Performance, 16 February 2005 [20 Pages, 1.5MB]

February 1, 2022