Classification 199: Foreign Counterintelligence - Terrorism

This classification was established for its investigation of terrorist activities in the United States, primarily bombings, kidnappings, and the importation of weapons and explosives by suspected terrorist groups. The files detail FBI methods in developing intelligence sources and informants, its modern electronic surveillance techniques, and its close working relationships with foreign police and intelligence organizations. It has targeted mostly foreign nationals for attention, including Communists, Mideast groups, the Irish Republican Army, and black militants.

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