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Do UFOs fascinate you? Are you a history buff who wants to learn more about the Bay of Pigs, Vietnam or the A-12 Oxcart? Have stories about spies always fascinated you? You can find information about all of these topics and more in the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Electronic Reading Room.

Welcome to the Central Intelligence Agency's Freedom of Information Act Electronic Reading Room. The FOIA Electronic Reading Room is provided as a public service by the Office of the Chief Information Officer's Information Management Services. It has recently been enhanced and updated, and while many of the updates happened behind the scenes, we'd like to highlight several of the changes.

Here you can view documents released through the FOIA and other CIA release programs. If you would like to view our previously released documents and collections, visit ourFrequently Requested Records, our Historical Collections, and ourCREST: 25-Year Program Archive. You can search all the documents by using the search bar at the top of the page, or you can browse individual collections of documents on historically significant topics compiled by our office. Please note that not all documents reside in collections, so you may wish to perform an overall document search as well as browse the collections you are interested in. Because of CIA's need to comply with U.S. national security laws, some documents - or parts of documents - cannot be released to the public. Specifically, the CIA has the responsibility to protect intelligence sources and methods from disclosure.

We also provide basic guidance to assist you in exercising your rights to request and view government records through the following disclosure statutes:

This guidance is not intended to be a comprehensive treatment of the complex issues associated with these laws, but rather an overview of how they are carried out at CIA. Learn more if you are interested in submitting aFOIA requestorPrivacy Act request.

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