Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Collection

History of the Office of Research and Development (1962-1970), Volumes 1-3, December 1972

Here are three volumes of the History of the Office of Research and Development created by the CIA in December…

June 9, 2022

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

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

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

The President’s Daily Brief, 1 July 1967

The following is a President's Daily Brief, given to the Commander in Chief, on July 1, 1967. Although previously released,…

January 16, 2022

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