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FBI Files on Stefan Possony. Released January 13, 2022. The Black Vault entry can be found at theblackvault.com/documentarchive/fbi-files-on-stefan-possony/. The canonical PDF is available at documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/historical/stefanpossony-fbi1.pdf. Stefan Possony, an Austrian-born US economist and military strategist, was a Senior Fellow and director of International Studies at the Hoover Institution. He conceived the US Strategic Defense Initiative. The FBI Files on Stefan Possony consist of 262 pages of records, previously processed and released pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation Washington, D.C. 20535 November 18, 2021 MR. JOHN R. GREENEWALD JR. SUITE 1203 27305 WEST LIVE OAK ROAD CASTAIC, CA 91384-4520 FOIPA Request No.: 1509792-000 Subject: POSSONY, STEFAN ERNST Dear Mr. Greenewald: The enclosed 262 pages of records were determined to be responsive to your subject and were previously processed and released pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Please see the selected paragraphs below for relevant information specific to your request as well as the enclosed FBI FOIPA 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, 200 Constitution Drive, Winchester, VA 22602, or by fax to (540) 868-4997. Please cite the FOIPA Request Number in your correspondence. One or more of the enclosed records were transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). Although we retained a version of the records previously processed pursuant to the FOIA, the original records are no longer in our possession. If this release of the previously processed material does not satisfy your request, you may file a FOIPA request with NARA at the following address: National Archives and Records Administration Special Access and FOIA 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 5500 College Park, MD 20740-6001. Records potentially responsive to your request were transferred to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and they were not previously processed pursuant to the FOIA. You may file a request with NARA using the address above. One or more of the enclosed records were destroyed. Although we retained a version of the records previously processed pursuant to the FOIA, the original records are no longer in our possession. Record retention and disposal is carried out under supervision of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) according to Title 44…

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FBI Files on Stefan Possony

JUL 5 · 2026Narrated by daily-declassified-fbi-files-on-stefan-possony7 minLast updated July 5, 2026

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FBI Files on Stefan Possony. Released January 13, 2022. com/documentarchive/fbi-files-on-stefan-possony/. pdf. Stefan Possony, an Austrian-born US economist and military strategist, was a Senior Fellow and director of International Studies at the Hoover Institution. He conceived the US Strategic Defense Initiative.

Date: JUL 5 · 2026
Release: Declassified · U.S. public record (FOIA)

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FBI Files on Stefan Possony. Released January 13, 2022. The Black Vault entry can be found at theblackvault.com/documentarchive/fbi-files-on-stefan-possony/. The canonical PDF is available at documents2.theblackvault.com/documents/fbifiles/historical/stefanpossony-fbi1.pdf. Stefan Possony, an…

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What was FBI Files on Stefan Possony about?: FBI Files on Stefan Possony. Released January 13, 2022. com/documentarchive/fbi-files-on-stefan-possony/. pdf. Stefan Possony, an Austrian-born US economist and military strategist, was a Senior Fellow and director of International Studies at the Hoover Institution. He conceived the US Strategic Defense Initiative.
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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