The document summarizes various CIA activities over several decades that aimed to influence regimes in other countries, some covertly. It describes CIA-led coups that overthrew governments in Iran (1953), Guatemala (1954), and Chile (1973). It also details failed attempts to overthrow Fidel Castro in Cuba (1961) and the Sandinista government in Nicaragua in the 1980s by funding Contra rebels. The document further outlines CIA assassination operations and domestic surveillance programs in the US. It provides examples of CIA special projects involving media infiltration, mind control experiments, and psychic research.

1. CIA Activities
Tip of the Iceberg?

2. Regime Change (success)
• ‘53 Iran
-overthrew elected Mosaddegh
-nationalized oil fields
-re-installed monarchy (Shah)
• ‘54 Guatemala
-Pres. Arbenz - agrarian reform
-most land owned by United Fruit
-flees – Castillo Armas takes over
• ‘73 Chile
-Allende wins disputed election
-nationalized industry & banks
-Allende commits “suicide”
-Gen. Augusto Pinochet takes over
Iranian Military 1953

3. Regime Change (failure)
• Cuba
-Bay of Pigs (‘61) train exiles to lead
rebellion against Castro
-Op. Mongoose –overthrow Castro
• Nicaragua (1980s)
-funded/trained Contra
-attempt to overthrow Sandinistas
-’84 Civil War >50,000 die
Contra Rebels 1987

4. Executive Actions
• refers to assassination operations
-includes Castro, Guevara, Allende
• ‘76 Pres. Ford- Exe. Order 11905
-bans “intentional” assassinations
-cleared for “accidental” killings
• 9/14/01– Congress passes –”Authorization
for Use of Military Force”
-Op. Neptune Spear – Bin Laden

5. Special Projects
• ‘48 Operation Mockingbird
-infiltrate foreign media
-NY Times, Wash Post, Time given
classified info
• ’50s/60s Project MKUltra
-behavior modification
-drug, hypnosis, etc.
• ‘67 Operation CHAOS
-domestic surveillance
-passed by LBJ, expand by Nixon
• 60s Acoustic Kitty
-implant microphone/battery
-antenna in tail
-eavesdrop on Soviets

6. More Projects
• ‘70-’95 Stargate Project
-use psychic phenomena
-”remote viewing”
• ‘79-’89 Operation Cyclone
-fund & train mujahideen
-fighting USSR Afghanistan
• 2000 – Operation Merlin
-feed false nuclear info to Iran
-Russian scientist
-backfires

7. National Security Archive
• ‘85 at George Washington Univ.
• archives & publishes declassified
gov’t documents
-obtained Freedom of Info Act
• has more than 75,000 documents
-uses lawsuits when nec.