This is the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) main headquarters (HQ) file on its counterintelligence program (COINTELPRO) targeting the New Left from 1968-71. In a 5/10/68 memo, the FBI instructed field offices that "the purpose of this program is to expose, disrupt, and otherwise neutralize the activities of the various New Left organizations, their leadership and adherents."

Dozens of additional HQ files from this COINTELPRO, which track HQ communication with specific FBI field offices, may be found on the FBI's web site: http://vault.fbi.gov/cointel-pro/new-left.

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