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ADEX, or Administrative Index, was an FBI index used to track people "considered to be a threat to the security of the country" in the mid 20th century. [1] It was formed from a merger of earlier such indexes.
ADEX had four 'categories'. [2]
Howard Zinn was recommended for placement in Category III for the following reason:[2]
He has been a member of the Community Party, 1949-1953. A chief critic of the United States Government politices. A familiar figure at anti-war demonstrations up to 1972. Organized a protest rally to protest serious indictments against Father Berrigan and other members of the East Coast Conspiracy in the Summer of 1971
Other indexes (some of which went into the ADEX) were the Custodial Detention Index, Security Index, Agitator Index, and the Communist Index (itself renamed to the Reserve Index in 1960). [3][4]
See also
References
- ^ a b FBI, FOIA Surreptitious Entries (Black Bag Jobs), File 62-117-166, part 13&14 of 30, Hearings Before the Select Committee on Intelligence, Staff Interview, Nov 5 1975, Washington DC, Present: James Oliphant, John Atkisson, Richard Vermeire, and Wannall.
- ^ a b FBI FOIA files on Howard Zinn, Part 3 of 4, page 86-92 of the PDF
- ^ http://www.fas.org/irp/agency/doj/fbi/is/crs.htm
- ^ http://www.nationarchive.com/Summaries/v227i0001_06.htm