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Project Corona (U.S.) -- Unveiling, (1995)

Description

Included: Material related to CORONA Conference at the Center for the Study of Intelligence (U.S.).

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date
1917-2013.
Call number
mssWheelon
Creator
Wheelon, Albert D (1929-2013)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
Gift of Cicely Wheelon, 2014.
Restrictions
Approximately 1.5 linear feet of classified documents require further review by the Information Security Oversight Office (ISOO). These documents will be added to the collection, and the finding aid updated, if and when they are declassified.
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