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2013.
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| Summary/Abstract |
This article examines the activities of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) on the campus of the College of William and Mary in 1969 and 1970. Although the CIA operation at William and Mary was first revealed in 1980, it has not received any scholarly attention. The CIA compiled information on students and faculty who were perceived to be radical. The CIA utilized informants working in the Office of the Dean of Men. In gathering information about students and professors, CIA officials violated the law and undermined academic freedom. The surveillance serves as a reminder of how easily a secret agency can threaten civil liberties and demonstrates why Congress must be vigilant in its oversight of the intelligence establishment.
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