"In the summer of 1967, in response to growing racial violence, President Johnson formed a National Advisory Commission on Civic Disorders to analyze causes of the unrest. He also ordered then-CIA Director Richard Helms to investigate any possible foreign role. Beginning with a focus on black extremist groups, CHAOS expanded to cover fou…
"In the summer of 1967, in response to growing racial violence, President Johnson formed a National Advisory Commission on Civic Disorders to analyze causes of the unrest. He also ordered then-CIA Director Richard Helms to investigate any possible foreign role. Beginning with a focus on black extremist groups, CHAOS expanded to cover four additional targets: radical student and youth groups, antiwar groups, the underground press, and draft-evasion support groups. Over the next seven years, the office that ran the program would amass 13,000 files including 7,200 on American citizens; index 300,000 people and organizations in its computer; write 12,000 cables and 3,500 memos; send 3,500 more to the FBI, and prepare 37 reports for White House and other top officials."
"In the summer of 1967, in response to growing racial violence, President Johnson formed a National Advisory Commission on Civic Disorders to analyze causes of the unrest. He also ordered then-CIA Director Richard Helms to investigate any possible foreign role. Beginning with a focus on black extremist groups, CHAOS expanded to cover four additional targets: radical student and youth groups, antiwar groups, the underground press, and draft-evasion support groups. Over the next seven years, the office that ran the program would amass 13,000 files including 7,200 on American citizens; index 300,000 people and organizations in its computer; write 12,000 cables and 3,500 memos; send 3,500 more to the FBI, and prepare 37 reports for White House and other top officials."
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