Steinbeck: Citizen Spy NEWS

Discovering connections between John Steinbeck and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) did not stop with the publication of Steinbeck: Citizen Spy. According the CIA’s online FAQ, the Agency releases “millions of pages of documents each year” under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Held within those documents could be to solving any number of historical mysteries, including the full extent of John Steinbeck’s service with the CIA. As we find out new information, we will post articles here about our finds.

Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter

CIA and USAF Show Interest John Steinbeck and Robert Capa's A Russian Journal Trip

Released in 2016, but not made available on the CIA’s FOIA Electronic Reading Room until 2018, the March 1948 briefings of Director of Central Intelligence (DCI) Roscoe H. Hillenkoetter contains an entry that refers to John Steinbeck and Robert Capa’s 1947 trip to the Soviet Union. The CIA had full knowledge of the A Russian Journal trip and the United States Air Force (USAF) was interested too. READ MORE.

Mention of John Steinbeck in CIA's Aerodynamic file

John Steinbeck’s name shows up in this file from the CIA’s Operation AERODYNAMIC. This program was designed to support anti-Soviet resistance and propaganda groups within the Ukraine. Steinbeck is mentioned by a Ukranian CIA asset, but there is a troubling redaction to this file. READ MORE.

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People

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Letters

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Documents

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