#1975
3 entries tagged 1975.
People (1)
- Frank Church Frank Church (1924-1984) was a Democratic senator from Idaho who chaired the Senate Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities (1975-1976), the landmark investigation that documented COINTELPRO, Operation CHAOS, assassination plots against foreign leaders, and illegal domestic surveillance by the CIA, FBI, and NSA.
Events (2)
- Church Committee The Church Committee (1975-1976) was a Senate investigation that documented systematic CIA, FBI, NSA, and IRS abuses including Operation CHAOS, COINTELPRO, assassination plots, and illegal mail opening, producing the foundational primary source (S. Rept. 94-755) for post-WWII U.S. intelligence oversight.
- CIA Family Jewels The CIA 'Family Jewels' was a 693-page internal compilation of potentially illegal activities assembled in May 1973 at Director James Schlesinger's direction, partly declassified in 2007, documenting assassination plots, domestic surveillance, illegal mail interception, and drug testing programs.