How do I find CIA declassified documents?
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How do I find CIA declassified documents?
The documents will be available on CIA.gov and in the CIA Records Search Tool (CREST) at the National Archives in College Park, Maryland. CREST currently houses over 10 million pages of declassified Agency documents.
Can you FOIA CIA records?
The CIA takes exemptions under the FOIA to protect sources and methods and national security information. CIA will neither confirm nor deny the existence of records on: CIA operational activities. Specific confidential or covert relationships (i.e., classified source).
How do I read declassified CIA documents?
How long does it take to be declassified?
25 years
The originating agency assigns a declassification date, by default 10 years. After 25 years, declassification review is automatic with nine narrow exceptions that allow information to remain as classified. At 50 years, there are two exceptions, and classifications beyond 75 years require special permission.
How does something become declassified?
Information appraised as having permanent historical value is automatically declassified once it reaches 25 years of age unless an agency head has determined that it falls within a narrow exemption that permits continued classification and it has been appropriately approved.
Where can I find government declassified documents?
Online Research
- By Topic.
- By Format.
- By Government Organization.
- National Archives Catalog.
- Presidential Materials.
- Access to Archival Databases.
- Archives Library Information Center.
- Online Exhibits.
Is CIA exempt from FOIA?
L. 98-477, is designed to relieve the CIA of the responsibility of responding to FOIA requests for its “operational files.” Under the new law, such files are automatically excluded from the FOIA upon their designation as the working files of certain operational offices of the CIA.
