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Independent in Long Beach, California

06 Dec 1975

Page 9

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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1975

Page

9

FBI Hoodwink program aimed to pit mob and CPUSA against each other

FBI documents reveal Operation Hoodwink sent fake letters and leaflets from 1966 to 1968 to create disputes between the Communist Party USA and organized crime. The effort spread to New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Detroit, Los Angeles, and San Francisco but failed to spark chosen rivalries or reactions.

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Washington FBI Communist Party US New York Arrow Linen Supply Co Brooklyn Kings County Communist Party la Cosa Nostra Communist Party CPUSA The Worker I. Cohen Teamsters Union Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Los Angeles San Francisco
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Covert Action Debated as CIA Oversight Proposed

A group of former officials urged curbing covert actions by the United States criticizing their impact on national reputation. They called for reorganizing covert operations under tighter executive and congressional oversight and proposed a director general of intelligence to ensure legal compliance. Burglars cut metal cables to steal two tennis nets valued at $76.94 from Long Beach Poly High School.

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Washington United States David A. Phillips Central Intelligence Agency Defense Clark Clifford Clifford Senate Intelligence Committee Cyrus Vance U.S Vance Halperin Phillips CIA Congressional Oversight Committee Executive Branch House Senate Oversight Panel Long Beach Poly High School Atlantic Ave
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FBI memo notes Hoodwink operations halted in 1968

A New York FBI memo on counterintelligence directed at the US Communist Party states operation Hoodwink was discontinued after several operations were terminated in 1968, with none yielding substantial tangible results.

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US Communist Party
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