How the National Archives Struck a Secret Deal With the CIA

A top official at the National Archives and Records Administration said last week that the main purpose of a controversial deal with the Central Intelligence Agency was to make sure agents did not mishandle documents as they reviewed them for possible reclassification.

In April the National Archives acknowledged that, soon after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, it struck a secret, classified agreement with the CIA spelling out how the two federal agencies would work

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