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This is a declassified briefing of FBI File 105‑HQ‑229897, titled “Contacts Between Representatives of the Soviet Union and Members or Staff Personnel of the United States Congress, 1964‑1972.” The file was released on January seventeenth, twenty twenty‑two, and it is notable because it documents the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s response to a Freedom of Information Act request concerning alleged Soviet contacts with members of Congress. The document was released through a Freedom of Information Act request filed under FOIA Request Number one five one one one five two‑zero‑zero, processed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Office of Information Policy. The release date was January seventeenth, twenty twenty‑two, and the declassification authority was the FBI’s Director, Office of Information Policy. The material is hosted on the Black Vault archive at documents2.theblackvault.com. The document begins as follows: U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. two zero five three five December nine, twenty twenty‑one Mr. John Greenewald Suite one two zero three two seven three zero five West Live Oak Road Castaic, California nine one three eight four FOIA Request No.: one five one one one five two‑zero‑zero Subject: 105‑HQ‑229897 Dear Mr. Greenewald: The enclosed seven hundred ninety‑five pages of records were determined to be responsive to your subject and were previously processed and released pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. Please see the selected paragraphs below for relevant information specific to your request as well as the enclosed FBI FOIA Addendum for standard responses applicable to all requests. In an effort to provide you with responsive records as expeditiously as possible, we are releasing documents from previous requests regarding your subject. We consider your request fulfilled. Since we relied on previous results, additional records potentially responsive to your subject may exist. If this release of previously processed material does not satisfy your request, you may request an additional search for records. Submit your request by mail to Initial Processing Operations Unit, two hundred Constitution Drive, Winchester, Virginia two two six zero two, or by fax to five four zero, eight six eight, four nine nine seven. Please cite the FOIA Request Number in your correspondence. Please be advised that additional records responsive to your subject exist. If this release of previously processed material does not satisfy your request, you must advise us that you want the additional records processed. Please submit your response within thirty days by mail to Initial Processing Operations Unit, two hundred Constitution Drive, Winchester, Virginia two two six zero two, or by fax to five four zero, eight six eight, four nine nine seven. Please cite the FOIA Request Number in your correspondence. If we do not receive your decision within thirty days of the date of this notification, your…

Why was this case declassified?

This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process.

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FBI File: Contacts Between Representatives of the Soviet Union and Members or Staff Personnel of the United States Congress, 1964-1972

JUL 10 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-fbi-file-contacts-between-representatives-of-the-soviet-un6 minLast updated July 10, 2026

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” The file was released on January seventeenth, twenty twenty‑two, and it is notable because it documents the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s response to a Freedom of Information Act request concerning alleged Soviet contacts with members of Congress.

Date: JUL 10 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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This is a declassified briefing of FBI File 105‑HQ‑229897, titled “Contacts Between Representatives of the Soviet Union and Members or Staff Personnel of the United States Congress, 1964‑1972.” The file was released on January seventeenth, twenty twenty‑two, and it is notable because it documents…

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What was FBI File: Contacts Between Representatives of the Soviet Union and Members or Staff Personnel of the United States Congress, 1964-1972 about?: ” The file was released on January seventeenth, twenty twenty‑two, and it is notable because it documents the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s response to a Freedom of Information Act request concerning alleged Soviet contacts with members of Congress.
Why was this case declassified?: This material entered the public record through the U.S. declassification and Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) process. Storyflo narrates it directly from the public release.

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