CIA

Church Committee begins exposing illegal intelligence activities

| Importance: 6/10

The U.S. Senate voted 82-to-4 on January 27, 1975 to form the Select Committee to Study Governmental Operations with Respect to Intelligence Activities, chaired by Senator Frank Church of Idaho. Created after Seymour Hersh’s December 1974 NYT revelations about CIA assassination attempts, the …

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Jules Kroll founds innovative private intelligence firm Kroll Associates

| Importance: 6/10

Jules Kroll launches Kroll Associates in New York, building a pioneering commercial model for corporate investigations and risk consulting. Kroll recruited many former government investigators from intelligence agencies like the CIA, FBI, Mossad, and MI5. The firm became known as the “CIA of …

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CIA MKULTRA Project Officially Begins

| Importance: 9/10

Under CIA Director Allen Dulles, Project MKULTRA is officially launched as a comprehensive, covert research program exploring behavioral modification and mind control techniques. The program involves 149 subprojects conducted through universities and research institutions, focusing on chemical and …

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