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From 1981 to 1987, the Nazi war criminal investigations occupied a significant part of the Central Intelligence Agency's resources in a series of well-publicized cases. The Belarus Secret marked a new chapter in the Nazi war criminal investigations.

This collection of declassified documents and other material highlights what the CIA provided President Reagan and other top members of his national security team on key issues affecting US-Soviet relations. The collection--made up of intelligence assessments, National Intelligence Estimates, high-level memos, and DCI talking points--consists ...

Many of these records concerning Vietnam-era prisoners-of-war and missing-in-action were located, reviewed and released as a result of requests from next-of-kin and other interested parties concerning specific individuals in this category.

Dec 1, 2009 · The CIA said its contacts with some of them came at a time when there was an acute shortage of intelligence on Soviet intentions and on developments in Eastern Europe. The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) told us that it had a …

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CIA commissioned the construction of a 600-foot ship, the Hughes Glomar Explorer, and used it to secretly pluck a Soviet nuclear submarine off the ocean floor using a huge claw.

This information sheds important historical light on the Holocaust and other war crimes, as well as the U.S. Government’s involvement with war criminals during the Cold War. It further enhances public confidence in government transparency.

From carrier pigeons in World War I to today's explosives-detecting dogs, government agencies have turned to animals to do the important jobs humans couldn't do. CIA is no exception, and it once worked on developing ways animals could help with intelligence collection.

Approved For Release 2007/07/02 : CIA-RDP84B00049ROO1403500031-0 INTERNATIONAL A covert operation to restrict the flow of Cuban arms to El Salvador expands into a larger plan to undermine the Sandinista government in Managua, miring the Reagan administration deeper in Central America.