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| From | "floatingunder" <Steven.Durben@cignabehavioral.com> |
| Subject | CIA file on Lennon released |
| Date | Thu, 30 Sep 2004 16:05:12 -0000 |
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CNN:
LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- The FBI must turn over the remaining
secret files on Beatle John Lennon to a professor who has waged a
more than 20-year legal battle to get the documents, a judge ruled.
U.S. District Judge Robert Takasugi rejected government arguments
Tuesday that releasing the last 10 pages would pose a national
security risk because a foreign government secretly provided the
information. The government was not publicly identified.
Jonathan Wiener, a professor at the University of California, Irvine,
sued the U.S. government for the documents in 1983 under the Freedom
of Information Act. He received 248 pages in 1997 as part of a
settlement.
The previously released files, which were gathered from 1971 to 1972,
include memos detailing Lennon's donations to a group planning to
demonstrate at the 1972 Republican National Convention. But they
contain no allegations Lennon was involved in planning or committing
illegal acts.
Wiener, a historian, originally sought the files for his 1984
book, "Come Together: John Lennon in His Time." After the 1997
release, he wrote "Gimme Some Truth: The John Lennon FBI Files."
His battle with the government went all the way to the U.S. Supreme
Court.
Steve
PS: Also in the news was a story of a 60 year old surfer whom was
suddenly lifted up out of the water by a whale. He rode on top of the
whale until it went back below the water's surface.
I guess Brian needs to update this song too...."Catch a Whale and
your sitting on top of the world".
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