San Diego Research Library

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After Van Deman’s death his files were taken over by a nonprofit research organization called the San Diego Research Library, which made them available not only to government agencies but also to private political groups and candidates, a practice that led to abuses. The files were routinely consulted in the granting of security clearances until 1971, when the practice was halted by executive...
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