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![Five spooky, scary things from CIA’s history](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/10/31/SpyvSpy.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Five spooky, scary things from CIA’s history
The popular imagination has conjured a Central Intelligence Agency of stealth and shadows, but sometimes the Agency’s spookiest moves are the ones that really happened.
![Here is how the Department of Energy responded to the 74 questions posed by the new Trump administration](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/10/18/DOEcov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Here is how the Department of Energy responded to the 74 questions posed by the new Trump administration
Before President Donald J. Trump even took office, the Department of Energy found itself rattled by the questions the administration was posing. In a survey that was widely reported on, the administration demanded to know everything from highest paid employees to who was involved in climate research.
![Winston Churchill’s simple rules for naming your covert operation](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/10/13/ChurCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Winston Churchill’s simple rules for naming your covert operation
In 1952, Allen Dulles, then Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, provided a copy of Winston Churchill’s recently-published World War II memo to establish some naming guiding conventions for his covert staff.
![Declassified CIA memo predicted the 1980 October Surprise](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/07/24/1980.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Declassified CIA memo predicted the 1980 October Surprise
A formerly TOP SECRET memo to the CIA Director written by the Agency’s Office of Political Analysis shows that as early as August 1980, the Agency had concluded Iranian hardliners such as Ayatollah Khomeini were “determined to exploit the hostage issue to bring about President Carter’s defeat in the November elections.” While the document doesn’t prove the Reagan campaign intended to collude with Iran, it does document Iran’s motives and matches the October Surprise narrative outlined by former CIA officers.
![Declassified CIA memo shows how long it took for the US Intelligence Community to take the Iranian Revolution seriously](https://cdn.muckrock.com/news_images/2017/05/29/IranCov.jpg.800x600_q85_crop.jpg)
Declassified CIA memo shows how long it took for the US Intelligence Community to take the Iranian Revolution seriously
A declassified CIA memo on the eve of the 1979 Iranian Revolution shows the Carter administration scrambling for a basic grasp of the details mere months before the Shah was overthrown.
7 Requests
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FBI records, subj: Iranian General Qassem Soleimani
T. McElwee sent this request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America
Rejected
Iran: Primary Money Laundering Concern (18NOV11)
David Scantling sent this request to the Department of Treasury of the United States of America
Completed
John Negroponte Testimony, 02FEB06: Senate Intelligence Committee
David Scantling sent this request to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence of the United States of America
Partially Completed
Emma North-Best sent this request to the Federal Bureau of Investigation of the United States of America
Fix Required
State's EO 13382 Designation of the IRGC: 25OCT07 (FOIA)
David Scantling sent this request to the U.S. Department of State of the United States of America