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FBI Releases Lennon Tapes 25 Years After Request

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· Story link The FBI has agreed to release the final 10 documents covering its surveillance of John Lennon, records…

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The FBI has agreed to release the final 10 documents covering its surveillance of John Lennon, records it has kept secret for 25 years despite a Freedom of Information Act request from a historian at the University of California, Irvine. The FBI contended the release could cause “military retaliation against the United States.” (12/20/06)

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