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Unearthing CREST: CIA's Declassified Archives
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![While at the CIA, William Barr drafted letters calling for an end to the Agency's moratorium on destroying records](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2019/04/15/BB.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
While at the CIA, William Barr drafted letters calling for an end to the Agency’s moratorium on destroying records
A memo uncovered in the Central Intelligence Agency’s declassified archives shows that during his time at the CIA’s Office of Legislative Council, current Attorney General William P. Barr drafted letters calling for the end of the moratorium on destroying records imposed on the Agency ahead of the Church Committee hearings.
![Cooking with FOIA: The CIA's classified crab dip](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/08/12/crabmeat.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Cooking with FOIA: The CIA’s classified crab dip
In the mid ’70s, then-Director of Central Intelligence George H. W. Bush was asked in a letter by the Houston, Texas chapter of the Knights of Columbus if he’d be willing to write a short article on the subject of the upcoming U.S. Bicentennial for their monthly newsletter. A copy of said newsletter was included, which is how the May 1976 edition of “The Challenger” - including its recipe for crabmeat au gratin - ended up classified as a national security secret for over 30 years.
![Nine reasons to love Bella Abzug](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/03/07/AbCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Nine reasons to love Bella Abzug
Loving Bella Abzug is easy - unless you’re in the Central Intelligence Agency or Federal Bureau of Investigation. Then she was a dangerous leftist who needed to be monitored. Here are several reasons why she should be your nonproblematic fav, based on her FBI file and documents in CIA’s declassified archive.
![Cooking with FOIA: George Bush's declassified grilling tips](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2018/01/30/Eat.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Cooking with FOIA: George Bush’s declassified grilling tips
From fudge to top-secret cupcakes, the Central Intelligence Agency’s CREST database contains an abundance of once-classified recipes with often tenuous ties to the agency itself. An article from the May, 1976 issue of Texas Monthly is one such example, featuring then-CIA director George H.W. Bush’s guide to making the perfect hamburger.
![The JFK assassination records release primer](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/10/24/JFKasCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
The JFK assassination records release primer
25 years ago, following the release of Oliver Stone’s JFK, President George H.W. Bush signed the JFK Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 into law. October 26th is the final deadline for the release of almost all records related to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Here’s what you should know.