declassified

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Mr. Friedman relies on unpublished letters, out-of-print memoirs and declassified files to craft his narrative of the operation, a joint initiative between British intelligence and the Jewish Agency.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

“When the Iceworm documents were declassified in 1996, they caused tension and unease because they suggested the U.S. had explored major military plans in Greenland without informing Denmark,” Nielsen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

Newly declassified papers show officials refused to release details of a conversation between Blair and French president Jacques Chirac following the death of Diana, Princess of Wales in Paris in 1997.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The changes are made starkly clear in comparisons by conservation start-up The TreeMap's Nusantara Atlas project, which paired declassified Cold War-era US spy images of the island with recent satellite photos.

From Barron's • Oct. 20, 2025

When more government records were declassified, they confirmed that Elizebeth had played a major role in pursuing Nazi spies.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield