A reference guide to the Bay of Pigs through declassified CIA and White House records, from 1960 planning papers to the Inspector General’s 1961 survey.
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The CIA’s Own 693-Page Account of Its Abuses
The CIA’s 1973 “family jewels” file, declassified in 2007: its own account of spying on journalists, opening mail for two decades, and assassination plots.
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Sidney Gottlieb’s Own Account of MKULTRA, Declassified
Declassified 1975 Church Committee transcripts hold Sidney Gottlieb’s own account of MKULTRA, the Castro assassination plots, and Frank Olson’s death.
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The Declassified Document That Finally Named Area 51
A 2013 declassification restored the CIA’s own redactions, the first U.S. document to confirm Area 51 by name and detail its U-2 and OXCART history.