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Primary Sourcecompiled 1973; declassified 2007

"Family Jewels" Report

The CIA's own internal 1973 compilation of its past illegal and unethical activities, ordered amid Watergate-era scrutiny; it remained classified until 2007 but its contents helped prompt the Church Committee's 1975-76 investigation.

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  • Project MKUltra

    "Family Jewels" Report references Project MKUltra.

  • Church Committee

    "Family Jewels" Report influenced Church Committee — The report's existence and contents, compiled under internal CIA scrutiny during the Watergate era, helped prompt the Senate's own investigation.

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What Was the Church Committee, and What Did It Uncover?

What the Church Committee was: the 1975-76 Senate investigation into CIA, FBI, and NSA abuses, what it uncovered, and the oversight system it created.