Counter Intelligence Program
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Counter Intelligence Program was a covert FBI initiative that targeted and sought to disrupt domestic political organizations and activists in the United States during the mid-20th century.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| COINTELPRO | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
FBI counterintelligence program
ⓘ
covert government operation ⓘ |
| abbreviation | COINTELPRO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aftermath |
creation of guidelines limiting FBI domestic intelligence activities
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reforms in U.S. intelligence oversight ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | J. Edgar Hoover NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizedFor |
abuse of power
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civil liberties violations ⓘ illegal surveillance ⓘ political repression ⓘ |
| disclosureEvent | 1971 FBI office burglary in Media, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| endDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| fullName | Counter Intelligence Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalFocus |
anti-communism
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suppression of radical politics ⓘ |
| investigatedBy | United States Senate Church Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | secret ⓘ |
| method |
disinformation
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harassment through the legal system ⓘ infiltration ⓘ psychological warfare ⓘ surveillance ⓘ use of informants ⓘ wiretapping ⓘ |
| notableOperationAgainst |
FBI campaign to discredit Martin Luther King Jr.
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FBI efforts to disrupt the Black Panther Party ⓘ |
| operator | Federal Bureau of Investigation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
disrupt domestic political organizations
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neutralize perceived political threats ⓘ surveil political activists ⓘ |
| startDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| supervisingAgency | United States Department of Justice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| target |
American Indian Movement
NERFINISHED
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Black Panther Party NERFINISHED ⓘ Black liberation movements ⓘ Ku Klux Klan NERFINISHED ⓘ Martin Luther King Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Nation of Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ New Left organizations NERFINISHED ⓘ Puerto Rican independence groups ⓘ Southern Christian Leadership Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ anti–Vietnam War activists ⓘ civil rights organizations ⓘ communist organizations ⓘ socialist organizations ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
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