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This 8-page typed document, circa 1978, was written by Jose Antonio Lugo, an attorney for the plaintiffs in a case against the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It provides a history of FBI efforts to disrupt the Puerto Rican independence movement abroad and to intimidate any groups supporting the cause in the United States. It describes the lawsuit brought against the FBI in Washington, D.C. alleging that illegal interference was continuing despite the program being officially closed.

Publication Date

1978

Document Type

Report

City

New York City

Keywords

FBI, COINTELPRO, counterintelligence, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican independence movement, United Nations Decolonization Committee, Democratic Party

Language

English

Disciplines

Indigenous Studies | Native American Studies | Political History | Social History | United States History

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This item is made available as part of the Welcome Home Project for educational purposes only. It is not to be distributed for commercial use.

Identifier

Box 5, Folder 3, Item A

Is COINTELPRO Dead?: Consejo Puertorriqueno Por La Paz v. Federal Bureau of Investigation

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