The Vault is the FBI FOIA Library, containing more than 6,700 documents and other media that have been scanned from paper into digital copies. The FBI does not allow direct embedding of their search tools or document pages. Use the links below to browse the files in a new window, or see Recently Added for the most recent updates.
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The FBI has converted many FOIA documents to an electronic format (PDF), and they may be viewed below. In the case of voluminous pages, only summaries or excerpts from the documents are online. Subjects are sorted alphabetically by first name. You can also use your browser’s find feature to locate subjects on the page.
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