Government or to the FBI,” and provided the Bureau a directory of the 1958 IAU assembly in Moscow, according Informants advised the Bureau they previously attended an IAU event in Rome, at which time they met attendees A 1955 Bureau memo documented their plans to speak with the U.S. A redacted FBI informant penciled in the corresponding names. formally recruit Menzel, the astronomer apparently communicated he was “more than willing” to discuss Bureau

Confidential informants similarly stated his several divorces did not reflect unfavorably on his character A minority of informants were much less generous, expressing concerns about Alsop's trustworthiness and class of 1926 grad became well-connected in the circles of the rich and famous in both Los Angeles and New York City. The Bureau also tapped some 16 redacted confidential informants in addition to many interviewees directly

The Federal Bureau of Investigation respectfully declined to comment on a gap in service at an online portal for submitting Freedom of Information Act requests. "The FBI declines to comment," the Bureau's National Press Office wrote in a July 16 email in response

Records previously obtained from the Bureau and published by EFR in March show how officials attempted FBI letter further stated documents were identified involving Other Government Agency(ies) and the Bureau The Bureau advised that any potential appeals should be directed to the Department of Health and Human EFR will again appeal the withheld material, excluding properly redacted personal identifiable information The cited exemptions may be appropriately applied in numerous instances, protecting sensitive information

Harlow Shapley The Bureau initially replied to the request with responsive records while also advising Suffice it to say the Bureau was well acquainted with the man who ran the Harvard Observatory from 1921 Informants advised the Bureau that Sweezy's selected topics for discussion included capitalism, comparisons The NCSJRC was a New York-based outfit focused on protesting the 1951 espionage convictions and subsequent The Special Agents who interviewed the informant presented their reports for information purposes but

The primary focus of the discussion was James's extensive research into the likelihood flying saucer He recently authored a 40-page paper on the topic, Flying Saucers: An Opening Salvo of the Cold War?

SEC issued a letter of “no enforcement action” and the controversial Thiel reportedly became a Bureau informant, though the incidents are not necessarily directly related. observes that something, “Doesn't make sense, but whatever,” before adding, “I wish I could offer more information The investigation was apparently closed in 2023, however the Bureau may have chosen to consider that Patreon subscriber, you are provided and kept updated on the records we obtain, offered instructional information

sympathizers were infiltrating U.S. intelligence agencies and accessing sensitive national security information FBI Special Agents in 1952 consistently indicate his good community standing and lack of derogatory information The Panel, after hearing testimony from a variety of informed presenters, including representatives from Kenneth had been identified as a “manager of the Tass News Agency 1920-1944” and “closely affiliated Interestingly, confidential informants included a telephone operator, a postmaster, and employees of

Edgar Hoover to Pratt for his coverage of Hoover's public remarks and the Bureau. declassified files exist that show inner-agency discussion of various journalists, their coverage of the Bureau FBI efforts included providing a tour of Bureau headquarters to Col. Though the Bureau identified Bryan as suitable for the work, up to and including extending an offer to book Wayward Sons: NICAP and the IC , this was during the same time as when Bryan was recruited for work

Office (GAO), included providing a list of organizations and projects to the FBI and requesting the Bureau search its files for information on each of the listed references. The 1982 General Accounting Office memo to the Bureau was identified as responsive to the request because The Bureau stated in a July 2022 letter it completed a review of responsive records but was withholding "It is reasonably foreseeable that disclosure of the information withheld would harm the interests protected

Louis Budenz, an author, converted Communist, and controversial FBI paid informant, told Committee Counsel Hoover, informing him of potential Communist threats. Other records received to date include files containing: A 1945 FBI memo that includes Chinese News Zoll and the Federation of Conservatives, which includes the name of an informant redacted from the memo The Bureau responded in July 2024, releasing 61 of 101 responsive pages, while also advising of several

The Federal Bureau of Investigation released on Friday four heavily redacted pages of records responsive to the Galileo Project, resulting from a July 2023 Freedom of Information Act request submitted by Expanding The Bureau indicated an additional 24 pages of responsive records were withheld in full. Exemption b(7)(E) states information is exempt from disclosure if it would reveal techniques and procedures A “deleted page information sheet” was included in the FOIA release, specifically noting the exemptions