{"id":8549,"date":"2019-11-21T01:02:23","date_gmt":"2019-11-21T01:02:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=8549"},"modified":"2019-11-21T01:02:42","modified_gmt":"2019-11-21T01:02:42","slug":"briefing-for-ssci-aides-on-may-1981-assassination-attempt-against-the-pope-john-paul-ii-1981","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/briefing-for-ssci-aides-on-may-1981-assassination-attempt-against-the-pope-john-paul-ii-1981\/","title":{"rendered":"Briefing For SSCI Aides on May 1981 Assassination Attempt Against The Pope (John Paul II), 1981"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Background<\/h3>\n<p>IAD\/CTG Briefing for SSCI Aides on May Assassination Attempt Against the Pope.<\/p>\n<p>The below two page document was requested to have a Mandatory Declassification Review (MDR) by The Black Vault on December 15, 2018. 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