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In defying Ford's request, Sen. Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
Publication of the report in 1975 effectively outlawed targeted assassinations of foreign leaders as a policy instrument for 50 years.
Publication of the report in 1975 effectively outlawed targeted assassinations of foreign leaders as a policy instrument for 50 years.
November 21, 2025 at 3:26 PM
In defying Ford's request, Sen. Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
Publication of the report in 1975 effectively outlawed targeted assassinations of foreign leaders as a policy instrument for 50 years.
Publication of the report in 1975 effectively outlawed targeted assassinations of foreign leaders as a policy instrument for 50 years.
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President Ford urged Sen. Church not to publish the assassinations report, arguing that to do so would "do grievous damage to our country."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
President Ford urged Sen. Church not to publish the assassinations report, arguing that to do so would "do grievous damage to our country."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
President Ford urged Sen. Church not to publish the assassinations report, arguing that to do so would "do grievous damage to our country."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
November 20, 2025 at 9:45 PM
President Ford urged Sen. Church not to publish the assassinations report, arguing that to do so would "do grievous damage to our country."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
In his reply, Church said "the national interest is better served by letting the American people know the true and complete story."
You can also read how the Ford administration tried to suppress the Church Committee report on assassinations in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Documents reveal Gerald Ford’s effort to block report on CIA assassination plots
Release of 1975 report comes amid conjecture Trump may have authorized the agency to assassinate Venezuelan president
www.theguardian.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 PM
You can also read how the Ford administration tried to suppress the Church Committee report on assassinations in @theguardian.com: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Former Archive FOIA coordinator Nate Jones, now of The Washington Post, on the first known instance where the State Department has removed previously declassified and published documents from one of its "FRUS" historical volumes. @foianate.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/foia...
Getting to the bottom of why the State Department quietly deleted 15 pages of history on the risk of inadvertent nuclear war.
Free link below.
Free link below.
November 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Former Archive FOIA coordinator Nate Jones, now of The Washington Post, on the first known instance where the State Department has removed previously declassified and published documents from one of its "FRUS" historical volumes. @foianate.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/foia...
Here's a link to the documents:
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
The Top Secret Testimony of CIA’s MKULTRA Chief, 50 Years Later
Washington, D.C., October 30, 2025 – The CIA experienced “as many failures as successes” in exploring the intelligence applications of LSD and other drugs, according to the October 1975 U.S. Senate te...
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November 3, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Here's a link to the documents:
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...
nsarchive.gwu.edu/briefing-boo...