{"id":14890,"date":"2021-08-12T00:15:38","date_gmt":"2021-08-12T00:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=14890"},"modified":"2021-08-12T00:15:38","modified_gmt":"2021-08-12T00:15:38","slug":"dia-reorganization-proposal-written-by-colin-powell-3-december-1990","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/dia-reorganization-proposal-written-by-colin-powell-3-december-1990\/","title":{"rendered":"DIA Reorganization Proposal, Written by Colin Powell, 3 December 1990"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following memorandum was written by Colin Powell, on December 3, 1990. It was about the reorganization of the DIA.<\/p>\n<p>Previously, the memo was released, but was heavily redacted. 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